A legacy of credible elections?
By Nick Dazang FEW presidents in our annals have benefited from the conduct of credible elections such as Muhammadu Buhari. All thanks to the muscular introduction of technology by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, such as the Smart Card Reader, SCR, and the Permanent Voter Card, PVC, which game- changed the 2015 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari was able to defeat the then incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan. To further add lustre and ambience to his electoral victory, President Jonathan conceded defeat even before the result of the election had been officially announced by the then Chief Electoral Commissioner of the Federation, Professor Attahiru Jega. Coming at a time that the African Union, AU, was expressing profound anxiety about the prospects of democracy on the continent, arising from the refusal of those vanquished in elections to graciously and gallantly accept defeat, President Jonathan's concession made Buhari's victory even more ...