Why I Have Fears About Possible Outcome Of 2023 Polls – Jega

Why I Have Fears About Possible Outcome Of 2023 Polls – Jega

Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), expressed concern about political developments yesterday, saying he is concerned about the outcome of the 2023 general elections.

However, the former vice chancellor of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), expressed optimism that the country will overcome its current challenges and hold a successful election.

Jega stated this in an interview with journalists at the Electoral Hub’s colloquium honoring Senior Fellow of the Centre of Democracy Development (CDD), Prof. Adele Jinadu, on his 79th birthday celebration, with the theme, ‘Adele Jinadu and Electoral Democracy in Nigeria: Knowledge Production and Praxis.’

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In his words: “I have a lot of fears about the outcome of the election. But you see, people like me are what I call an incurable optimists about the future of our country.

“So, I remain hopeful that in spite of the recklessness that we see, in spite of the vandalism that we see perpetrated by many of our so-called leading politicians, we are hopeful that people will mobilise and become effectively engaged in the electoral process so that we have a good outcome in 2023.

“We can’t give up hope. We still have to engage because the more we engage, the more the possibility of change happening.”

Jega, who described Jinadu as a beacon of hope for the next generation and is passionate about the need to reform Nigeria’s electoral process, emphasized the importance of academics participating actively in politics for the country’s progress and development.

Noting that Nigeria is at a critical juncture in which the promises of democratic development are being systemically undermined and eroded, Jega stated that the country requires good and knowledgeable people who believe in humanity to address the people’s fundamental needs.

He added: “He is not just a professor that busies himself and buries his head in the university system but he is also very active, in any institutional or organisational platform that can enable him to share his knowledge and experience to reform our politics, to clean up our electoral system, and ensure that we have good governance in this country.”

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