The spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has expressed concern about election induced crises plaguing Nigeria, saying if the countrymen’s ways are not mend, it may consume the nation.
Baba-Ahmed raised this alarm in an interview with Punchng in which he said Nigeria’s brand of democracy and election would cause the country’s death if stakeholders fail to get their act together, adding that it’s not only a proverb for corruption, but the prevailing practice is driving wedge between ethnic nationalities and also religious faithful.
“The kind of democracy we are running requires a very critical scrutiny. Is it working for us? Do we have the right attitude?
“Sociologists will find a serious task handling our value system and how it affects our democratic process. If we have to continue operating the democratic process, we need to get very serious about fixing it otherwise one day we will have an election that will put an end to this country,” the NEF spokesman told the paper.
