In the last two weeks I have identified areas requiring amendments to the law to strengthen the electoral process and aid the election of transformational leaders. Specifically last week, I advocated an adoption of electronic means of transmission of election results by INEC to forestall the growing incidents of attacks on electoral officials and also changes to the law to mandate the determination of pre-election matters well before the conduct of the elections themselves.
It is not in dispute that the just concluded elections at the State and Federal levels generated immense interest and palpable tension in the country and consumed unimaginable amount of Naira and Dollar. Many governors right from the date of their swearing-in began planning for their re-election.
During his first media chat, former President Goodluck Jonathan proposed a single term of six years on the grounds that re-election activities cause a lot of unnecessary distraction. In his words: “Every four years you conduct elections, you create so much tension in the political environment. As we are talking, some people are busy holding meetings for the 2015 elections. It creates series of confusion in the political environment.
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