Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) national chairman Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed outlines proposals to help the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deliver free, fair, and credible elections in 2027. Speaking in Abuja to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), he argues that INEC must be strengthened to reduce undue political influence. Baba-Ahmed calls for reviewing the appointment process for INEC’s chairman, national commissioners, and resident electoral commissioners (RECs), saying current arrangements can leave the electoral body subject to executive control. He also advocates for budgetary independence for INEC, including allowing the commission to defend its budget independently before the National Assembly. In addition, he calls for tougher sanctions for politicians and other individuals involved in electoral malpractices and violence, saying that electoral offences persist because perpetrators are rarely punished. Baba-Ahmed warns that elections without credibility could further weaken Nigeria’s democracy and erode public confidence in democratic institutions. He links the proposed reforms to the PRP’s broader restructuring agenda, emphasizing institutional strengthening as central to the plan.
PRP’s Hakeem Baba-Ahmed proposes reforms to strengthen INEC for 2027 elections
Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) national chairman Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed outlines proposals to help the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deliver free, fair, and credible elections in 202...
- PRP national chairman Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed discusses measures for INEC to hold free, fair, credible elections in 2027.
- He calls for strengthening INEC to insulate it from undue political influence.
- Baba-Ahmed proposes reviewing the appointment process for INEC’s chairman, national commissioners, and resident electoral commissioners (RECs).
- He advocates budgetary independence for INEC, including defending its budget independently before the National Assembly.
- He urges tougher sanctions for electoral malpractices and election-related violence, saying impunity has enabled offences to continue.
National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has outlined measures for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free, fair, and credible elections in 2027. Baba-Ahmed, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said that the commission must be strengthened to insulate it from undue political influence. He said that the appointment of the INEC chairman, national commissioners and resident electoral commissioners (RECs) should be reviewed to reduce executive control over the electoral body. “The moment you hand over an electoral body to a partisan administration that wants to retain power, you create serious questions about its neutrality,” he said. The PRP national chairman advocated for budgetary independence for INEC, arguing that the commission should be allowed to defend its budget independently before the National Assembly. He also called for tougher sanctions against politicians and individuals who engage in electoral malpractices and violence. According to him, electoral offences have continued to thrive because perpetrators are rarely punished. “Politicians who compromise the electoral process must face the consequences of their actions. The culture of impunity must end,” he said. Baba-Ahmed, a former Secretary to INEC, warned that any election lacking credibility could further weaken Nigeria’s democracy and undermine public confidence in democratic institutions. He added that broader reforms, aimed at strengthening key institutions such as INEC, would be central to the PRP’s restructuring agenda for the country.
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