Aminu Tambuwal, a former governor of Sokoto and ex-speaker of the house of representatives, says elections in Nigeria are not entirely determined by the electorate.
Speaking on ‘Prime Time’, an Arise Television programme, the senator who represents Sokoto south in the upper legislative chamber, blamed systemic flaws, compromise by officials, and exploitation of loopholes by politicians for the state of the nation’s polls.
Tambuwal, who spoke on the challenges in the electoral process, said the misrepresentation of voters’ choices occurs at various levels, from polling units to collation at the centre.
“It is not completely decided by the electorate. I can say that without mincing words. From polling units to wards, local governments, states and even at the national level, things happen that misrepresent what voters actually voted for,” he said.
