Former UN Secretary General, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, has emphasised the needs for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to be transparent and beyond suspicion as as an umpire.
Gambari made this statement on Monday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time.’
According to him, “INEC is the electoral referee and in many ways, the INEC must be like Caesar’s wife beyond suspicion.
“Maybe we should take a second look at how they are appointed to ensure that they should be beyond suspicion and beyond technical competence.
“We went for judges to head INEC because of justice, and that did not produce the right result; we went with professors detached from partisanship.
“But it’s obvious that it’s not about judges and professors but about people of proven integrity and track record. And then we have to get the civil society to ensure that they stay in their lane.”
