In Nigeria, electoral farce is an open secret. With uncommon candour, Tambuwal stated that election results in Nigeria are far from the people’s preference at the polls. “The system is compromised through INEC, the courts, and the politicians because the politicians try to find corners to cut. Before the introduction of technology, politicians engaged in ballot snatching, ballot stuffing, results alteration, violence, and killings during the manual era. While technology enhances election outcomes in other countries, the human element has not allowed it to sanitise Nigeria’s elections.

Source: Punch January 26, 2026 01:08 UTC