The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), today posited that impunity and disregard for the Nigeria's electoral laws as largely responsible for electoral violence.
This suggestion came through a member of the Board of Trustees of the APC, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu who also added that Nigerians, especially politicians, ought not to see election as a war since it was a means to seek public confidence to provide a service in order to develop society.
According to Onu, "There will be no violence if there is no impunity. You have electoral laws if you adhere to them, there will be no violence, and elections should not be seen as a war."
Onu advised that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should consider holding all elections on the same day.
He added that, "Doing so will save the nation huge resources. The benefits far outweigh the disadvantages. The benefits include: reductions of the cost of elections, eliminating the bandwagon effect, and improve on the turnout of voters as voters, who might not be interested in voting for particular candidates, might be interest in voting for others."
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