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The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has criticized former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comments on Nigeria\u2019s recent elections.<\/p>\n

The group also expressed disapproval of the ex-president\u2019s remarks targeting the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST recalls that during the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum held at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, the former president reportedly described the 2023 general elections as a travesty and called for the appointment of new and credible leaders for INEC with short tenures to prevent corruption and re-establish trust.<\/p>\n

He also accused the electoral body of deliberately sabotaging the process in the 2023 general elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a matter of urgency, we must make sure the INEC chairperson and his or her staff are thoroughly vetted. The vetting exercise should yield dispassionate, non-partisan actors with impeccable reputations.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria must ensure the appointment of new credible INEC leadership at the federal, state, local government, and municipal\u2014city, town, and village levels\u2014with short tenures\u2014to prevent undesirable political influence and corruption and re-establish trust in the electoral systems by its citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe BVAS and IReV are two technological innovations that, before 2023, were celebrated for their potential to enhance the accuracy and transparency of our election results, eliminate the threat of election rigging, and boost public trust in electoral outcomes,\u201d Obasanjo said.<\/p>\n

Responding, the National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, accused the former president of laying the foundation for a flawed electoral system in the country.<\/p>\n

Okwu, in a statement, alleged that during the former president\u2019s tenure, election results were announced even as voters were still on queues voting across Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cResults were written at government houses and politicians\u2019 houses. \u2018Go to court\u2019 was popularized under Obasanjo\u2019s leadership, where all that mattered was for INEC to declare the president\u2019s preferred candidate winner, and those crying were expected to go to court.<\/p>\n

\u201cLittle wonder late President Umaru Musa Yar\u2019Adua, a man with integrity, cried out that the election that brought him to power was deeply flawed. The said election was under Obasanjo\u2019s presidency,\u201d Okwu said.<\/p>\n

According to him, Obasanjo did not initiate any meaningful electoral reforms during his leadership.<\/p>\n

Ohanaeze youths slam Obasanjo over comments against INEC boss<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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