Tinubu: Merger Will Transform Electoral System

The All Progressives Congress (APC) will transform Nigeria’s electoral system for good, its national leader Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu said yesterday.

He expressed optimism that the party, would work towards enthroning transparency in governance.

Tinubu, speaking in an interview broadcast on Aljazeera television, said Nigeria’s political landscape has changed .

“It will change forever and change for good. The scale and balance of power is tilting and changing to the opposition. We are moving from imperialism to proper democracy,” the former Lagos State governor said.

Tinubu said rebuilding confidence in the electoral system is crucial in achieving a virile democracy.

“The sophistication, the honesty, trust, transparency necessary in electoral process have been absent in this country. The balance of power is tilted in favour of the incumbency.

“Nigerians have never seen a group that will have a common focus and put patriotism as the cornerstone of their guiding principle.

“This (APC) is a party that will put people at the forefront of their cause in participating in politics. Never has there been a group that will focus on the welfare of the Nigerian citizenry and fight corruption and waste in governance. There are many areas that this new APC alliance and effort will unveil.

“We will ensure that we have credibility in the voting system, the character, commitment of our people - the value that you want to pass the torch to the coming generation on democracy. It is very important that we are able to do that.

“Otherwise, it will turn out that election after election, confidence in the electoral...