June 12: How to deepen Nigeria’s democracy —Akpabio, Falana, others

ABUJA- THE Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; rights activist, Mr Femi Falana, SAN; the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Mr Tony Ojukwu, SAN; a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Abdu Aboki, yesterday, proffered ways of deepening Nigeria’s democracy to ensure credible elections that produce leaders capable of delivering democratic dividends to the people.
They noted existing inadequacies but stressed that achieving electoral integrity requires the commitment of all segments of society, including the political parties, politicians, the electorate, security agencies and the electoral officials.
They spoke at the annual June 12 commemoration ...