According to the report from the Tribune News, the national chairman of the Association of Middle Belt Ethnic Nationalities, Mr Sule Kwasau discussed the issue of political bias in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), pointing out that the qualifications for becoming a commissioner allow for individuals with political party affiliations to hold these positions.
He claimed that this lack of independence among commissioners has led to instances where individuals in these roles have acted in favor of their political party, whether through legal or illegal means.
He recalled the INEC chairman's commitment to electronic transmission of results at Chatham House, which ultimately did not come to fruition during the actual election.
He said, "If you look at the qualification for becoming a commissioner under INEC, it states you must have the qualification to contest any election, and most of those people who are appointed into those positions are card-carrying members of political parties.
As card-carrying members of political parties, they will do anything, whether legal or illegal, to ensure that their party gains an advantage over others. Because of their lack of independence, people are clamouring for a change. But it is the same thing with the last election; we saw what happened. The INEC chairman went to Chatham House and made some pronouncements that they would transmit results electronically, but when the day came, what did we see? We saw partisanship at play, and that is why some people are still licking their wounds."