EleNigeria liphakathi kokulwisana lomkhuba wokuqilibezela kukhetho, okuyinto eqakathekileyo embusweni wentando kazulu ezwekazi leAfrica.
Ngemva kokhetho olwaba lokuxokozela ngomnyaka ka2023, ilizwe leli liqale ukuthonisisa abasolwa ngenyanga edluleyo. Abantu abangamakhulu phose amabili, 196, sebethonisiswa phezu kwamacala aphathelane lokhetho.
Inhlanganiso yeNigerian Bar Association, ibambisane leIndependent National Election Commission (INEC), ziqale ukuthonisa amacala emithethwandaba mhlaka 4 ngenyanga edluleyo, ziqinisekisa ukuthi lelolizwe lizimisele ukulwisana lenkohlakalo kumbe ukuqilibezela kwezokhetho.
Iziphathamandla zekhomishini yezokhetho ngezinye zabantu ababotshwayo abaphambi kwemithethwandaba.
Izizalwane zaseNigeria ziyakuncoma lokhu.
Omunye wabajabulayo nguStephen John, yena othi, "Ukuze sihlanze uhlelo lwethu lokhetho, kulesidingo sokuthi labo abephula umthetho ngesikhathi sokhetho bathonisiswe ukuze babe yisibonelo kwabanye abangafuna ukuhamba ngendlela efanayo."
Ukuqilibezela kwezokhetho sokulesikhathi kusenzakala eNigeria, osokuphazamise kakhulu umbuso wentando kazulu.
Yikho abantu balelolizwe abafana loIgwe Friday belokhe belokuthandabuza.
Ufriday uthi, "ENigeria ungahambisa udaba lodlakela oluphathelane lokhetho emthethwandaba, aluyi ndawo."
Lokhu ngokwakuqala ukuthi eleNigeria lithonisise abasolwa abetheswa amacala okwephula imithetho yokhetho, lanxa lokho bekuvele kukhona kusisekelo sombuso welizwe.
Inhlanganiso yeNigerian Bar Association icebisa ikhomishini yezokhetho ngaphandle kwembadalo ukuze zonke izephumathetho zidliwe ngamacala.
Phakathi kwamacala avulwe ngamapholsa aseNigeria edlula amakhulu amabili, 215 nyakenye, aphansi kancane kwenani leli, 197, kwakungamacala aphathelane lokhetho.
Amacala wonke lawa atshutshiswa emithethwandaba ejwayelekileyo ngoba akukabunjwa ikhomishini ezimeleyo ekhangelane lamacala okhetho kuphela.
Ingcwethi kwezokhetho lezombusazwe uJide Ojo, uthi ukungenela kwabosopolitiki kuphazamisa kakhulu ukuthoniswa kwamacala okhetho.
Kutsho uOjo, "Masingabi lethemba kakhulu; abezombusazwe yibo abaphehla amacala okhetho. Ngakho, abajahanga ngitsho ukubumba imithetho eqinileyo kumbe ukusungula ikhomishini ezimeleyo yamacala okhetho ngoba lokho kungafana lokuzidubula enyaweni. Abazimiselanga ukusungula likhomishini ngokusemthethweni."
Kulamacala amanengi adalwayo ngesikhathi sokhetho olwedluleyo, okugoqela elokwethusela abantu abavotayo, ukuthenga amavoti, kanye lodlakela.
ENigeria akulamthetho ophoqa ukuthi amacala aphathelane lokhetho kumele atshutshiswe phakathi kwesikhathi esinganani, okuyinto etshiyana lesikhathi sokuxazulula ukudonselana phezsu kwempumela. Lokhu kudala ukuba amacala okhetho athathe inyanga ezinengi kumbe iminyaka ukuthi atshutshuswe.
Lanxa ukuthoniswa kwamacala kuqhubeka ezinkantolo, uOjo uthi kubalulekile ukuthi kuqedwe umkhuba wokungajezisi izephulamthetho ukuze abantu babe lethemba kukhetho lweNigeria.
"Kumele kube lokuvumelana ukuze siqede udaba lwamacala okhetho, akusivezi njengabantu abaphucuzekile lokhu, kuphazamisa umbuso okhululekileyo,” kutsho uOjo.
Njengelizwe elilabantu abanengi ukwedlula amazwe wonke ezwekazi leAfrika, ubuqotho bokhetho lwaseNigeria bubaluleke kakhulu.
Umthetho weElectoral Act oguqulwe ngo2022 ucande indlela yokulandelwa komthetho lokwenziwa kwezinto sobala, okupha ithemba lokuthi sokungaba lokhetho olusuthisayo kweleNigeria.
Uhulumende walelolizwe uzakufeza yini lokhu? Impendulo ilakho ukutholakala kukhetho lukaMongameli oluzakwenziwa ngomnyaka ka2027 ngoNhlolanja.
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