The President of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, and billionaire businessman, Deji Adeleke, has challenged stakeholders to work together to entrench credibility in Nigeria’s electoral system.
Adeleke, the elder brother of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, spoke at the university’s 12th undergraduate and eighth postgraduate convocation ceremonies held on the institution’s campus in Ede on Sunday.
He said no chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, no matter how competent, could single-handedly prevent election rigging.
He, however, alleged that some corps members deployed for election duties and police officers providing security during elections often collude to manipulate results at polling units.
“People die, there is violence during elections. They have killed young people like you graduating today who might become adult staff of INEC, changing figures.
“You cannot blame that on the INEC chairman when youth corps members are collecting N50,000 and changing figures at the polling unit.
“Even if the INEC chairman is a spirit, is he going to be at all the polling units in Nigeria?
