The Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Tambuwal, has stated that elections in Nigeria are not entirely determined by the will of the electorate.
Tambuwal made the remark on Monday while speaking as a guest during an interview on Prime Time, a programme aired on Arise Television.
The former Governor of Sokoto State explained that irregularities often occur during the collation of results, leading to outcomes that do not accurately reflect the choices made by voters.
According to him, political actors exploit weaknesses in the system, while some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission are compromised.
“It’s not completely decided by the electorates. I can say that and without mincing words.
“We know quite often times that at coalition level or be it at the polling unit, at the ward level, at local government level, at the state level or even at the national level, things happen that misrepresent what voters actually vote.
“The system is breaking away through the INEC, the court and the politicians because the politicians try to find corners to cut. So wherever there’s a loophole, politicians take advantage of that loophole,” he said.
