Nigeria: Rethinking Academics’ Role in Electoral Process

The use of academics for elections in Nigeria is under scrutiny following the convictions of two professors for election fraud and the ignoble role of others in aiding and abetting electoral malpractices, Davidson Iriekpen writes

Last week brought some good news for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) when an Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo, the state capital sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) to three years in prison for electoral fraud…