Nigeria: University Teachers and 2019 Elections

opinion

A report that some University teachers who served as returning officers were fingered as accessories after the fact of some rigging in 2019 election is very embarrassing and tragic. Alas, if university dons and administrators can't be relied upon to deliver free and fair elections, who else can be trusted, in the circumstances?

One of the strategies, which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) adopted under Professor Attahiru Jega as chairman to guarantee the integrity of the electoral process was the deployment of academics as election officials.

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