The minority leader of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has advocated for a stiffer sanction against any politician or party involved in electoral fraud.
Elumelu made the call in a lecture at the 5th Biennial Convention of Class of 84 of St. Pius Grammar School, Onitcha-Ugbo, which held on Saturday in Umunede, Delta State.
In the lecture, titled, The Role of Enhanced Electoral Awareness in Improving the Quality of Leadership in Nigeria, Elumelu noted that drastic measures are needed to sanitize the electoral system.
The Reps minority leader said there should be a provision that would make a returning officer culpable of electoral offences in a case where an election is annulled by a court.
According to him, such provision will deter electoral officials from being used to manipulate elections.
Elumelu also charged the nations electoral body to take urgent steps to accelerate the use of technology to enhance the credibility of the voting process.
On enhancing electoral awareness among the citizenry, the lawmaker stated that awareness on electoral processes is sine qua non to improving the quality of leadership in a democracy.
He stated that adequate electoral awareness is essential because it afford the people the right and opportunity to choose their political leaders.
The 5th biennial convention of St. Pius Grammer School, Class of 84, of which Elumelu is a member, had the theme: Closer Ties, Stronger Future.
