Nigeria’s democracy second largest globally, says INEC Chairman | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

Yakubu, who spoke during an engagement with the media and other stakeholders in Lagos, last Thursday, however, disclosed that the Commission has over the years innovated various way to effectively carry out its responsibilities as assigned by the Constitution and deepen the country’s democracy.“It is certainly the second largest presidential democracy after the United States of America. The size of our voter population and elective institutions make elections in Nigeria a huge undertaking.

His words: “For 25 years, between 1996 and 2021, the number of polling units in Nigeria remained the same, despite the progressive increase in the number of the voting population over the years. For instance, in 1999, the number of registered voters was 57,938,945; 60,823,022 in 2003; 61,567,036 in 2007; 67,422,005 in 2015 and 84,004,084 in 2019. Yet, the number of PUs remained the same.

He, therefore, stated that the Commission has been discouraging human intervention in the electoral process, stressing that since the 2019 general election, activities like voter pre-registration, nomination of candidates for election by political parties, accreditation of national and international observers for elections, accreditation of media organisations for elections and submission of list of polling and collation agents by political parties are now conducted either partially or entirely...

What does size have to do with democracy.

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It's about quality not quantity nor size. Who rules and on whose behalf. Democracy is not about 'arrested while granting an interview' in Nigeria. EndSARSMemorial

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