Antics of desperate Nigerian politicians
I have been fortunate to work in the field of Democracy and Good Governance, popularly called D&G, for over 25 years. I have been an accredited observer of elections in Nigeria since 1999. I have worked for both domestic and international organisations on elections and electoral reforms. I have built capacities of different actors and stakeholders in the electoral process, from election management bodies, namely the Independent National Electoral Commission and State Independent Electoral Commissions, political parties and contestants, civil society organisations, national and state legislative assemblies, media, and security agencies. I am a development consultant, author of three books on governance and a renowned public affairs analyst. I say without any fear of contradiction that Nigeria’s major challenge is our vicious, self-centred and desperate politicians who will stop at nothing to win elections. Nigeria has been having electoral reforms since 2001, yet the quality...