Going to court over electoral malpractice is a waste of time – Kogi SDP candidate

Going to court over electoral malpractice is a waste of time – Kogi SDP candidate

The governorship candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, Murtala Ajaka, said he doubts going to court to seek justice to electoral malpractices would be effective due to the apparent bias and opaque nature of the judicial process.

Expressing his dissatisfaction and disappointment with the Kogi State election process in an interview with Channels Television, Ajaka stressed that the implications of electoral malpractice is catastrophic for the nation’s democratic process, stability and credibility.

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He suggested that lack of electoral merit could cause discontent and unrest among the electorate, particularly among his supporters, who might feel betrayed by the purported irregularities in the election results.

According to him, “I’ve been around for the past 20 years, and I know what it is. What am I going to court to do? The same INEC that did this is going to come as a witness to defend what they’ve done. It’s a waste of time.

“To do what? Except for the party people, because I’m hugely disappointed. And what INEC is doing is, if the INEC chairman allows this to stand, they are looking for trouble in Nigeria because you cannot tell me or be giving the assurances that the election is going to be transparent,” he said.