Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has stated president Muhammadu Buhari and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) wasted their probabilities to change into nationwide heroes.
The award successful creator who stated this throughout an interview with Arise Television stated many Africans had been displeased by what transpired throughout the ballot as a result of they had been impressed by the Obidient motion within the build-up to the election however INEC chairman, Yakubu Mahmood, dashed their hopes.
Adichie additionally stated the end result of the election has now proven that Buhari’s show and statements of dedication to credible ballot had been mere posturing to hoodwink the citizens.
Her phrases:
“I feel that Prof Yakubu had a chance for heroism. I feel he wasted it spectacularly. Because he might very simply have change into the hero of not simply Nigerians however Africa as a result of so many Africans had been watching and so they had been so impressed by what occurred earlier than this election and by the ‘obidient’ motion.
“I also think that the President Buhari missed an opportunity for heroism, maybe his last chance at heroism, because Nigerians felt before the elections that he meant well and meant to support credible elections. I don’t think many Nigerians think that now,” she famous.
Criticising the INEC chairman, she argued that having not uploaded the outcomes instantly, INEC completely misplaced credibility within the eyes of Nigerians.
“We can’t see them in actual time. We can not see them as Prof. Yakubu Mahmood stated. He stated I’m going to place it there… I learn a number of instances that the general public will be capable to view that polling unit outcomes as quickly as elections are finalised on election day.
“The Electoral Act says that INEC was given the legal backing to have electronic transmission of results and did say in a format that INEC decides. We know that format, because the chair of INEC told us what the format would be when he said that the results will be uploaded at the end of voting from the polling units. And that was not done,” she argued
While hoping that events in courtroom will get justice, Adichie furthered that there have been causes to doubt it particularly given the form of judgements which have come out of the courtroom in current instances.
“I hope they will. I think there’s reason to doubt that because the Supreme Court has had rulings that just did not make a lot of sense to most people. And so there’s reason to worry, but I’m hopeful. I’m generally hopeful. I’m optimistic that they will do the right thing and that people will get justice,” she stated.
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