2027: Elections must be decided at polls, not courts — Onaiyekan, Osigwe

Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, erstwhile Nigerian Bar Association President Afam Osigwe, SAN, and different speakers astatine the 22nd All Nigeria Editors Conference person called for electoral reforms to guarantee that Nigeria’s elections are decided astatine the polls alternatively than done prolonged tribunal battles.

The conference, organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), was held successful Enugu nether the theme, “The Ballot, the Media and the Task of Keeping Democracy Alive,” with a absorption connected combating AI-generated misinformation up of the 2027 elections.

Speaking astatine the event, Onaiyekan said the judiciary should resoluteness electoral disputes, not find who wins elections.

“The judiciary is expected to beryllium the past signifier successful the electoral process. It should beryllium stressed that the judiciary is not to find elections astir who wins, but alternatively to adjudicate disputes erstwhile they arise,” helium said.

He said Nigeria’s caller acquisition had progressively seen electoral contests decided successful courtrooms.

“Our acquisition successful the caller past has astir go that we person been witnessing a concern wherever our elections are being determined not astatine the polls, but successful the courts by the tribunals,” helium added.

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