SDP Recommends Death By Hanging For Election Rigging

The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has recommended death by hanging for electoral malfeasance as a way to curb election fraud in Nigeria.

The Chairman of Forum of SDP State Chairmen, Oke Idawene, stated this following the conduct of bye-election in Isoko South 1 in the state.

Idawene, who is also the State Chairman of the party, absolved the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of electoral irregularities, saying, “The problem is the people.

“Somebody tried to snatch a ballot box in Isoko South and he was gunned down,” he said.

While pointing out that he abhors bloodshed, he however said, “That is the way to go.”

He subscribed that, “Ahead of 2023, the punishment for such electoral malfeasance should be death by hanging. Anybody rigging elections is an enemy of the people and must be Aso treated.

“With the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, the votes were not adulterated. There was no rigging in that election. For the first time in Nigeria, I went for an election where until the morning of the elections, the collation officers were not known and the voting pattern was clear.

“To this end, I think we should give INEC all the support for electronic voting, electronic collation and transmission of results.

“It is only then we can get genuine leadership and see Nigeria tilting towards progressive tendencies. I want to call on the National Assembly to support this BVAS and other technologies used by INEC.”