Ghana Election A Wake Up Call For Nigeria – Atiku

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says Ghana’s presidential election should propel Nigeria to embark on comprehensive electoral reforms that will address the lapses and inefficiencies of previous democratic experiences.

The former presidential candidate made the call on Thursday while congratulating Nana Akufo-Addo on his reelection as president of the west Africa nation.

In a tweet on his official Twitter handle, Atiku said the conduct of the just cconcluded general election in Ghana should be an eye opener for Nigeria.

“Congratulations to President @NAkufoAddo on his reelection. The smooth conduct of the Ghana elections should be an eye-opener to our nation,” Atiku tweeted.

“We must undertake far-reaching electoral reforms that address the shortcomings of our previous experiences and strengthens our electoral process.”

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Eko Hot Blog recalls that Atiku, having lost the 2019 presidential elections, which he contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), went to the tribunal to challenge the result and victory of President Muhammadu Buhari.

He premised his suit on claims of electoral malpractices in the exercise.

The electoral litigation dragged on up to the Supreme Court before Atiku lost the last hope of turning the election results in his favour. The apex court upheld the victory Buhari as the duly elected president of the nation, saying Atiku could not muster enough evidence to substantiate his claim of electoral fraud.