The leader of the ECOWAS delegation and former President of the Ghana Electoral Commission, Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, said this during a courtesy visit to the chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, Yabagi Sani in Abuja.
According to him, the overall objective of the visit was to undertake an assessment of the status of preparations for the conduct of the polls in implementing the objectives of the Mission.
Afari-Gyan, however, called on political parties in Nigeria to embrace dialogue, saying that, “the 2023 elections should not be seen as a battle”.
Sani identified the absence of committed and patriotic leadership as one of the major challenges to development in the country.
He said unless the challenges affecting the process of leadership recruitment for the nation were addressed, the quest for collective prosperity and progress in the country would remain a mirage.
He, however, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the measures so far put in place, particularly digital technology, to sanitise the country’s electoral processes.
