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Jonathan gives lasting solution to credible elections

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September 10, 2020
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Former President and chieftain Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Goodluck Jonathan, has revealed a lasting solution to credible elections in Nigeria and the rest of Africa.

Speaking on the presidential panel of The Osasu Show Symposium 2020 on Wednesday, the former Nigerian leader said electronic voting is the only way to get to credible elections in the continent.

He said: “To me, if Africa especially will move forward is not just about routine conducts of elections, this year alone in West Africa made up of 15 states, we have five states that had elections.

“So in terms of regular elections, we are progressing, but are these elections credible? Are they representing a constructional democratic setting is the issue.

“Regular elections, fine, but elections per se is not democracy. If the votes of the citizens don’t count, then it is as good as a military dictatorship. So from me, the reforms first get to us making the vote counts.

“And taking a critical examination about the way elections are being conducted across the continent at least from the once I’ve observed, I’ve seen that the only thing that we must do to get there is through electronic voting.

“People may feel, yes someone could manipulate, smart boys who can hack into the system and do all kinds of things, yes, but still people still use electronic system to move hundreds of millions of dollars across the world. So I still believe very sincerely that that is the way to go.”

Speaking further, Jonathan noted that for elections to be credible, they have to be decided by the ballot, not by any other institutions, including the courts.

“For elections to be democratic, that means that the outcome of the elections must depend on the ballot not any other institution, not even the court.

“If the ballots don’t decide who wins, then we are not practicing democracy. And If we are now in a situation where people use force of arms using thugs that is well in Nigeria to win elections, then we can’t say we are practicing democracy.”



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