The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Thursday in Kaduna said steep competition among leading political parties in the country was largely responsible for the inconclusive elections recorded in 2019.
INEC’s National Commissioner for North Central Zone,Antonia Simbine,stated this while presenting Certificate of Return to Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Thursday in Kaduna.
Simbine said that while the nation’s internal democracy was deepening after six successive elections, the system was being faced by many other emerging realities.
She, however, expressed concern over the lack of internal democracy among the leading political parties in the country and called for a reverse to allow for peace and harmony within the parties.
According to her, the Commission views this trend with grave concerns and will continue to work on greater voter enlightenment for mandate protection as well as with the security agencies to curtail the ugly trend
