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A former United State Ambassador to Nigeria, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are undemocratic in spirit and function primarily to contest elections rather than to promote legislation or policy just as he said that Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate in the 2019 presidential election is unlikely to win his electoral dispute in court.
John Campbell, in an article titled: ‘Nigeria’s Election Disappoints’ said the election was “marred by historically low turnout and credible allegations of rigging”.
He also went on to say that the courts will unlikely overturn the election result in favour of Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate saying ‘Abubakar says he will contest the election, but Buhari’s margin of victory—some four million votes—is so large that it is unlikely courts will overturn the result.
John Campbell, in an article titled: ‘Nigeria’s Election Disappoints’ said the election was “marred by historically low turnout and credible allegations of rigging”.
He also went on to say that the courts will unlikely overturn the election result in favour of Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate saying ‘Abubakar says he will contest the election, but Buhari’s margin of victory—some four million votes—is so large that it is unlikely courts will overturn the result.
Aside from some small pro-Abubakar demonstrations, Nigerians appear resigned to the outcome. The poor quality of this election cycle and the low and declining number of voters do not inspire confidence, and some Nigerians have begun to question whether democracy is right for their country.
