The spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, speaks to DANIEL AYANTOYE about his assessment of the elections, governance and the incoming government
What’s your assessment of the outcome of the elections?
Like all responsible Nigerians, the Northern Elders Forum is watching developments very closely. We have our worries and concerns. If you have noticed, we kept silent over all the issues from the elections because we believe what we owe the nation at this stage is to be responsible in terms of what we say.
Before the election, you said there was no reason to doubt the Independent National Electoral Commission, how would you assess the commission’s performance?
The many occasions that we said we had confidence in INEC, its leadership and processes were informed by what we saw as genuine improvement in technology, processes and its willingness to take on major challenges in…
