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turns have happened in the political landscape and a lot of rethinking will go on. Perhaps there may emerge a better country coming in large parts from the combination of the failures and successes of democracy.Has rigging taken place? An elder politician who had seen almost all the elections in Nigeria once told me: “All parties rig elections where they can. But you can only rig successfully where you have the support of most people.

The reported hacking of INEC’s servers and the spreading of fake results are expected. How well is INEC prepared for it? When servers are being hacked, INEC should inform Nigerians. It should also explain what it is doing to counter the hackers. Where there are lapses or failures, INEC should admit them and also state their successes.

Trust in government is very low and agents of the government, including INEC, are generally seen as only doing the bidding of certain interests.Former President Obasanjo has criticised INEC strongly and accused it of wrongdoings as election results were being released. He urged President Muhammadu Buhari to impose new directives on the agency. Against the background of Obasanjo’s choice several months ago of one of the political parties, his voice cannot be credible nor respected.

 

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