Peter Obi: Nigeria must adopt electronic voting like India
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticized Nigeria's election system, stating that India's electronic voting model provides no excuse for Nigeria's failures. India, with nearly one billion registered voters and over 60% participation, conducts elections using technology that transmits results within days despite having over one million polling stations and thousands of parties. Nigeria, with only 93 million registered voters (one-seventh India's population), struggles with voter turnout below 20% and lacks consistent free, fair elections. Obi attributes this to leadership failures, contrasting India's leaders prioritizing public welfare with Nigerian figures implementing impoverishing policies. He calls for leaders who govern with integrity and plan for a better future.