Mike Igini is the Resident Electoral
Commissioner REC) in Edo State. In this interview, Igini reviews the just
concluded general elections and suggests the need to set up a tribunal where
electoral offenders will be prosecuted. He commends President Goodluck Jonathan
for accepting defeat at the polls and expresses optimism that elections in the
country will get better in the nearest future. The REC spoke in Benin-City
penultimate week. Excerpts:
Mike Igini
Assessing the general
elections
Evaluating the elections from our
own perspective may be different from the perspective of the electorate. From
our own end, we look at the election management processes at the pre-election,
election and post-election phases. In doing this assessment, we are pre-occupied
with some
