In this interview with JOHN ALECHENU, the first civilian Governor of the old Abia State and now a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, links credible elections to good governance
Why do you advocate that the elections should be held in one day?
The cost of elections will be drastically reduced and this uncertainty which was introduced by INEC, which was advised by the military to shift the date will not happen because if it’s a constitutional matter and you fix a date and say, every third Wednesday of every February in an election year will be the date for the election, no security man will write anything. Above all, you will respect the fundamental right of every citizen of Nigeria to determine who governs him because you will eliminate the bandwagon effect if you have the elections in one day. The benefits of holding all the elections in one day are enormous. If you hold the five elections on the same day, if somebody is not interested in who is running for Senate, he may be interested in who is running for the House of Assembly, if you are not interested in who is running for President, you may be interested in who is running for governor, the turn out will enhance participation.
