“An electoral body is supposed to be impartial — the last institution Nigerians should ever doubt. Yet INEC, through contradictions like this, continues to stain its own credibility.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has once again displayed the very hypocrisy that continues to weaken Nigeria’s democracy.
Just recently, the commission announced that Julius Abure’s tenure as National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) has expired. By that statement, Abure has no business being recognized as the authentic leader of the party. Yet, in a shameful contradiction, INEC continues to parade his name on its official portal as if he still occupies that seat.
This is not a mistake. It is not an oversight. It is deliberate. INEC knows what it is doing. And what it is doing is pleasing the ruling party at the expense of truth, justice, and transparency.
What is the logic in declaring a man’s tenure over but still officially listing him as chairman? Is INEC waiting for “instructions from above”? Or is the commission playing a waiting game designed to keep the Labour Party in turmoil as 2027 draws near?
The Nation’s Eyes holds no illusions: this is not neutrality. This is complicity. And it is dangerous.
An electoral body is supposed to be impartial — the last institution Nigerians should ever doubt. Yet INEC, through contradictions like this, continues to stain its own credibility. Nigerians are not blind. They see the double standards. They see the bending of rules. They see how institutions tilt whenever the interests of the powerful ruling class are at stake.
INEC must immediately update its records. If Abure’s tenure is truly over, then take down his name without delay. Anything short of this is deceit — a betrayal of the people’s trust and a mockery of democracy itself.
History will remember this era. And history will not forgive an electoral umpire that chose compromise over integrity.
