2015 election: Nigeria has proved critics wrong, says Ken Nnamani

Former Senate President Ken Nnamani has said the country has recorded progress in the past few years notwithstanding the impact of Boko Haram on socio-economic and political development.

Nnamani, who spoke as chairman of the National Steering Committee of Nigeria’s Second Peer Review at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, added that going by the success of the 2015 elections, Nigeria has achieved success and proved critics wrong.

He said the three tiers of government have added value to the well-being of the citizenry through the development of infrastructure in the areas of health, education, transportation and provision of other social amenities.

He listed the successful conduct of the general elections as part of the success of democratic governance, describing the election as free, fair and credible.


In a communique at the end of the validation meeting of members of the Peer Review Committee, participants acknowledged that the flaws that were noticed in the electoral systems in 2008 by the Justice Muhammed Uwais Electoral Reforms Panel had been addressed between 2010 and 2015.

The Communique by Nnamani anchored the success of the elections on the commitment of all stakeholders, particularly the Federal Government and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to democratic growth and development.

“It was in this context that the successful general elections were able to produce the first alternation of power in Nigerian history. Following the elections, President Goodluck Jonathan called and congratulated his opponent for winning in a free and fair election and graciously wished him the best of luck.

“These elections have entered the annals of African history as an indication of the maturity and consolidation of Nigerian democracy,” the communiqué stated.”