There should be a penalty for INEC reneging on its promises – Adegboruwa

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa is of the view that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should be punished for failing to fulfil its promises to deliver a credible election.

During an interview with Channels Television, he explained how the electoral participated in the process of the election petition from the Court of Appeal up to the Supreme Court and also opposed the views of the appellants.

According to Adegboruwa, knowing the consequence of their failure to deliver on their mandate will make the INEC keep their promises.

Adegboruwa said;

“The opinion of people concerning election matters to the outcome of that election, it is not just a matter of figures and that is why I thought that if it became clear to all of us that INEC failed Nigerians, that INEC reneged on its promises, there should be some penalties.

“You won’t just walk away from that, not just walking away, INEC participated in the process of the election petition from the Court of Appeal up to the Supreme Court even opposing the views of the appellants.

“I thought that it is something that we can learn from, that if the body did not fulfil its promises to the people of Nigeria, what will be the consequence for that failure?”

He also called on President Bola Tinubu to emulate former President, Late Musa Yar’Adua, whom admitted flaws in the election that brought him to power and decided to carry out electoral reforms.