Nigeria Yet To Perfect Conduct Of Its Election – Mitee

Barely few months after the general elections in the country, the leader of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, (MOSOP) Mr. Nedum Mitee says Nigeria is yet to perfect the conduct of election.

Mitee stated this in an interview with The Tide recently, saying the problem of the conduct of elections does not lie we with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), but the mentality and attitude of the people.

According to him, you do not expect a leap from zero to hero just one night.

We should start building up from where we are.”

He said to build on what has been done, the legislators should start on time to amend any area of the electoral Laws that needs amendment in the Act and not to wait till the next election before thinking to have a law.

“Late Musa Yar’Adua acknowledged that the 2007 election was not fair enough and proposed an electoral reform, but nothing started until  few months to the 2011 elections,” he said.

He advised that we should work against self imposed urgency on ourselves  and work ahead of time.

The MOSOP leader regretted that the cost of running governance in Nigeria is expensive, noting that this development has contributed to the under development of the nation.

According to him, “If you take a look at the amount the legislators are taking, you would be surprised at the cost of governance. If there is a reduction in those areas there would be sufficient money to handle social security.

He also said government can pay every unemployed Nigerian a welfare package thereby reducing crime in the socially.