Senior Nigerian advocate Femi Falana stated that, following the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding President Tinubu’s victory in the presidential contest, the country still needs to go a long way in ensuring a legitimate election. He went on, “We need to put an end to the scandal that has become our electoral law.”.
Declaring election winners is not a job for the judiciary, according to Falana, who made this claim in an interview with Channels Television. She cited INEC as the only body with this authority. He continued by saying that this is the reason our election laws have degenerated to such a disgusting state.
According to him, “it is very clear that Nigeria has a long way to go in terms of ensuring that credible elections are conducted. Elections that will be devoid of acrimony. Elections that all of us will be proud of. But we’re still a long way from there, even with the judgment. Again, as I said, yes, for now, the presidential election is concluded. The judiciary should not determine the winners of elections. Judges are not suited to determine the winners of elections. That is a job that is exclusively reserved for INEC, if things are done properly. And that is why we must put an end to the shame that has become our laws in terms of conducting elections.”
