Nigeria’s electoral process getting better —Soludo

Nigeria’s electoral process is improving with each election, according to the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo.

Soludo, the National Leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), acknowledged that while there were shortcomings, each electoral phase has shown notable progress.

He made this remark on Friday in Abuja during the party’s first National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting since the recent Supreme Court decision recognizing Mr. Sly Ezeokenwa as the National Chairman of APGA.

The Anambra governor commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu, the widow of the late Biafran warlord Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, as a minister.

Mrs. Ojukwu, a former ambassador, now serves as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

Speaking further, Soludo said:
“Our electoral process is improving. I say this because I have been a participant and observer.

“We witnessed what happened in 1999, 2003, 2007, and subsequent elections. What I can confidently say is that our electoral process is getting better with each election.”

Regarding the Supreme Court’s judgment on the APGA leadership crisis, Soludo remarked:
“No matter what we may think of our judicial system, with all its imperfections, I had no doubt that after the madness, sanity would prevail.”

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He praised the judiciary for upholding justice and the rule of law, adding that the party is ready to collaborate with progressive minds to reposition Nigeria.

Earlier, Ezeokenwa announced an amnesty for genuine party members willing to join the new rebuilding process. He also expressed gratitude to Soludo for consistently supporting APGA.

Among other resolutions, the NEC appointed additional members to the Board of Trustees, subject to ratification at the next national convention.

Besides Soludo, Bianca Ojukwu, and Ezeokenwa, other notable attendees included Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe and Hon. Alex Ikwueche.