Former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, has said the country’s electoral system is deeply corrupt.
Aliyu stated this on Saturday at the 2023 Annual Lecture and General Meeting of the Kaduna state chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).
The former governor said the nation’s corrupt electoral system has made it impossible for honest people to contest elections.
The chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also stated that delegates for primary elections see the nomination process as an avenue to make money.
He said: “One of the issues that may erode the confidence in our system is in our election and electoral system, to the extent that some prominent Nigerians are questioning whether democracy is workable in Nigeria,” he said.
“The process is so corrupted that it has become impossible for honest and not well-to-do-person to contest election in Nigeria.
“The delegates see the nomination process as their opportunity to make money and…