A Civil Society Organization, Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa has called for an enabling environment for electoral umpire to promote fairness in a democratic system.
The Chairman of the Centre, Mr Egenwa Nwogu made the call at a news briefing on the recent court verdicts on governorship elections across the country.
Mr Nwogu explained that 2023 elections had challenges but there was need to strengthen the electoral system to fastrack development.
“Ezenwa who decried the current attack on the judiciary and the independent Electoral Commission those not portray well for the Sustainance of democracy. ” he noted.
Mr Nwogu therefore advocated constant engagement with the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) and the Judiciary to promote transparency in upcoming elections.