Election integrity and the politics of discretion, by Dakuku Peterside

Democracies rarely die in one dramatic moment. More often, they are quietly redesigned—clause by clause—until citizens discover that elections still occur, but accountability no longer follows. Nigeria’s democracy is not being overthrown; it is being edited. Not with tanks on the streets, but with provisions in a bill. The most dangerous edits are the ones sold […] The post Election integrity and the politics of discretion, by Dakuku Peterside appeared first on Vanguard News.