{"id":278296,"date":"2023-07-07T07:26:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T06:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=278296"},"modified":"2023-07-07T07:26:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T06:26:04","slug":"nigerians-have-lost-confidence-in-democracy-says-falana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/07\/07\/nigerians-have-lost-confidence-in-democracy-says-falana\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerians have lost confidence in democracy, says Falana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has disclosed that Nigerians have lost confidence in the country&#8217;s democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>This was made known by Falana while speaking at the 2023 law week programme of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Edo state chapter.<\/p>\n<p>Falana said only 22 million out of the 93 million voters that were registered, voted in the last presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/07\/06\/governorship-election-tribunal-throws-out-lps-petition-in-delta\/\">election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In his keynote address titled \u201cGeneral election in Nigeria 2023: A review of the nation\u2019s political culture and electoral integrity\u201d, Falana tasked the NBA to defend democracy and the rights of the people.<\/p>\n<p>He said the association needs to put pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address the inconsistencies of the 2023 elections, including the late arrival of staff and malfunctioning bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) machines.<\/p>\n<p>Falana said the body of lawyers must also work towards collaborating with the judiciary in drafting amendments to the 1999 constitution and the Electoral Act to institutionalise credible elections in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/07\/06\/dabiri-erewa-commends-igbofest-for-promoting-nigerian-culture\/\">Nigeria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cINEC must also address insecurity at some polling units, including violent attacks on voters and officials, voter intimidation, snatching and destruction of voting materials, significant cases of vote-buying, and limited access facilities for persons living with disabilities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Benin branch of the NBA should prevail on the national body of lawyers to convene a national summit to review the 2023 general election as soon as the curtain is drawn on the election petitions by the various election petition tribunals, the court of appeal and the supreme court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NBA should ensure that the summit is attended by the representatives of all relevant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/04\/11\/kogi2023-give-dino-melaye-pdp-guber-ticket-stakeholders-urge\/\">stakeholders<\/a>. At the end of the programme, the NBA should collaborate with the judiciary committees of both houses of the national assembly in drafting amendments to the constitution and the Electoral Act with a view to institutionalising credible elections in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll mass-based organisations must mobilise the Nigerian people to take their political destiny into their hands by participating in the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though we cannot comment on the petitions that are pending in the court of appeal and the various election petition tribunals due to ethical restrictions, we are not precluded from reviewing the recent decisions of the apex court that have redefined the nation\u2019s electoral jurisprudence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NBA must defend the democracy and human rights of the Nigerian people which have been recognised and enshrined in the Nigerian constitution 1999 [as amended] and in several human rights treaties such as the international covenant on civil and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/09\/12\/well-retire-political-tourist-atiku-to-dubai-says-shettima\/\">political rights<\/a> and the African charter on human and peoples\u2019 rights to which Nigeria is a state party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the total control of the political arena by money bags, democracy has since been replaced by plutocracy. As if that was not enough, armed thugs unleashed violence on voters who did not vote for certain political leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe violence that marred the elections in many parts of the country claimed the lives of 137 people. The electioneering campaign was not based on the socioeconomic problems confronting the people but on religion and ethnicity. Instead of expanding the democratic space the national assembly members empowered INEC to deregister political parties that fail to win any seat in the parliament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving hijacked the democratic process, the members of the ruling class have completely excluded the majority of the people from the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the ruling class will not peacefully relinquish power to the people it is suggested that mass-based organisations be mobilized to participate in politics. It is the only way to end the highly expensive and violent winner-take-all presidential system which has made a mockery of democracy in Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has disclosed that Nigerians have lost confidence in the country&#8217;s democratic process. This was made known by Falana while speaking at the 2023 law week programme of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Edo state chapter. 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