YIAGA boss, Samson Itodo, on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Thursday, November 2, 2023.Samson Itodo, the Executive Director of civil society organisation, YIAGA Africa, has expressed disappointment with the Senate over the red chamber’s confirmation of two of the 10 individuals nominated by President Bola Tinubu as Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission .
“This is not too far, it was just 2019, less than four or six years down the line. These are individuals who are really out there and confessed their political preference and alignment and you went ahead and confirm these people. Itodo lamented that the purpose of checks and balances have been defeated with the behaviour of the legislators who were supposed to check any excesses of the executive.He said lawmakers have all abdicated their responsibilities to Civil Society Organisations and that the inability of lawmakers to do their jobs credibly is damaging to democratic institutions.
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