According to him, elections in the country had become a do or die affair that once a candidate loses, he must head for court.
For More:Visit Us at Uju Ayalogu's Blog
He said the ongoing reforms in the electoral system would ensure that winners of elections don’t assume office until petitions against them were determined.
Speaking in Enugu, during a public hearing, Nnamani noted that the measure would discourage attempts by politicians to win at all costs.
“We want to come up with a new system whereby no one can be sworn into office if there are election petitions hanging on his neck.
“Politicians are fond of fighting to win and saying, ‘let us go to court,” he said.
The former Senate President said it was sad that prosecution of election cases had become costlier than campaigns.
“Experience has shown that majority of the cases in our courts are either pre-election or post-election matters and we want to find a way out of this,” he said.
He said the prevailing circumstances, where elections were won in courtrooms was discouraging.
“We want to ensure that, after a candidate has spent time to campaign and is given the mandate by the electorate, such mandates will not be dropped at the court, by way of losing the case,” he said.
Are you an artiste? Do you want your music to go viral and reach a large number of audience? Promote your music and Submit your story on Ujuayalogusblog.com by clicking here. For Advert Inquiries Tele/+44(0)7590363984 Subscribe to Ujuayalogusblog.com News!
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2015-2017 @ Uju Ayalogu's Blog NIGERIAN NEWS
For More:Visit Us at Uju Ayalogu's Blog
No comments:
Post a Comment