The general elections of 2023 were deemed credible in several ways by Prof. Attahiru Jega, a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
On the other hand, he said that where there is doubt about someone’s reliability, culpability should be allocated accordingly.
During an appearance on Politics Today on Channels Television, Jega spoke his opinions.
He emphasised that his positive evaluation of the results was not intended to defend Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, the INEC chairman in office and his successor.
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Politicians, according to Jega, are directly involved in areas that face significant issues.
He maintained that the chairman of INEC and its authority were “more or less circumscribed” by such influence.
“In areas where we have seen serious challenges that are avoidable and should have been avoided, I believe that to a large extent — and you asked me to be very frank with you — we have a tendency to heap blame on the leadership of an electoral management body and I have had my own fair share of those kinds of blames.
“So, to my mind, really, it’s unfortunate it has happened on the watch of Yakubu Mahmood but it has happened not because — to my mind, I have no evidence that he is complicit in these things,” Jega added.
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