Every available record shows that the Nigeria and South Africa's Election Budget are miles apart.

While south Africa has proven to have a more successful, transparent and technologically advance election that reflects the will of its people with limited funds.

Nigeria has only proven to be financially reckless and wasteful with nothing to show for it, A lot of Nigerians would agree that the last election was not transparent, it was marred with irregularities, ballot box snatching, rigging, over voting, late arrival of election materials, thuggery and killings.

A further proof is that in Nigeria the Courts were declaring winners and losers technically and not the voters or INEC.

This is a big shame and in contrast to South Africa were everybody accepted the outcome of the election results because it was a transparent process.


Cost of Election for South Africa

South Africa spent (₦171 million Naira) Far lesser than Nigeria's (₦355 billion Naira).

Up till now we are yet to hear that a party went to court. We are yet to hear that an aspirant went to court. No Govt. Interference, we are yet to hear that South Africans are on the street protesting.


Cost of Election for Nigeria

Nigeria's INEC spent or wasted (₦ 355 billion Naira) in an election that winners were declared by courts and tribunals. Every sensible Nigerian should understand the implication. Inconclusive elections, delayed results and mutilated results.

Nigeria INEC carried out a process where results were allegedly written In people's houses.

Sober Reflection

With a rudderless leadership, inconsistent electoral laws, lack of transparency and accountability in our elections how will Nigeria get better?.
The very foundation of every country is it's ability to have an election that is transparent and reflects on their mandate, because when elections are transparent elected leaders become accountable knowing that failure to deliver on promises would be the end of their political career in the next election.

This concept alone can drive a leader to sit up and drive his country to greatness, development and growth. This is the root of modern democracies across the world.


As for me, If Nigeria must grow it's economy, development itself and ever be great. It must first get the first step right. The first step to greatness is getting our elections right, an election were tribunals and court don't declare winners rather an election where citizens elect their leaders.

Citizens and their Responsibilities

Citizens also have a role to play, in South Africa we didn't hear vote buying, we didn't hear citizens selling their votes. We heard nothing of snatching of boxes, thuggery and killings. You can't sell your vote and complain later! It is the responsibility of all citizen to ensure that their votes count.

A concerned Nigerian.

"If you are not a criminal, you do not qualify to hold a political position in Nigeria" - Anonymous

Until a certain diabolical occult group gets dismantled in Southern Nigeria no progress would be made.
Members sell their souls to the devil and do things with impunity.

You go talk tire

Fuckyoumod:
Every available record shows that the Nigeria and South Africa's Election Budget are miles apart.

While south Africa has proven to have a more successful, transparent and technologically advance election that reflects the will of its people with limited funds.

Nigeria has only proven to be financially reckless and wasteful with nothing to show for it, A lot of Nigerians would agree that the last election was not transparent, it was marred with irregularities, ballot box snatching, rigging, over voting, late arrival of election materials, thuggery and killings.

A further proof is that in Nigeria the Courts were declaring winners and losers technically and not the voters or INEC.

This is a big shame and in contrast to South Africa were everybody accepted the outcome of the election results because it was a transparent process.


Cost of Election for South Africa

South Africa spent (₦171 million Naira) Far lesser than Nigeria's (₦355 billion Naira).

Up till now we are yet to hear that a party went to court. We are yet to hear that an aspirant went to court. No Govt. Interference, we are yet to hear that South Africans are on the street protesting.


Cost of Election for Nigeria

Nigeria's INEC spent or wasted (₦ 355 billion Naira) in an election that winners were declared by courts and tribunals. Every sensible Nigerian should understand the implication. Inconclusive elections, delayed results and mutilated results.

Nigeria INEC carried out a process where results were allegedly written In people's houses.

Sober Reflection

With a rudderless leadership, inconsistent electoral laws, lack of transparency and accountability in our elections how will Nigeria get better?.
The very foundation of every country is it's ability to have an election that is transparent and reflects on their mandate, because when elections are transparent elected leaders become accountable knowing that failure to deliver on promises would be the end of their political career in the next election.

This concept alone can drive a leader to sit up and drive his country to greatness, development and growth. This is the root of modern democracies across the world.


As for me, If Nigeria must grow it's economy, development itself and ever be great. It must first get the first step right. The first step to greatness is getting our elections right, an election were tribunals and court don't declare winners rather an election where citizens elect their leaders.

Citizens and their Responsibilities

Citizens also have a role to play, in South Africa we didn't hear vote buying, we didn't hear citizens selling their votes. We heard nothing of snatching of boxes, thuggery and killings. You can't sell your vote and complain later! It is the responsibility of all citizen to ensure that their votes count.

A concerned Nigerian.

You are a big liar

The SA budget for the last election was about 2.3billion rand, that is more than 200billion naira.

That despite the fact that SA already have all the needed infrastructures in place, and their total population of 60million people being less than one third the population of Nigeria.

https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/iec-adequately-funded-elections-national-treasury

June 12 was annulled, so also was option A4. It was a voting system that was not expensive to run and eliminated any form of rigging.

You only have to queue behind the picture of your candidate,vote in the open,votes are counted in the open and winner declared openly in the presence of voters,not in collations centres

Government was caught in their game.Realising it was the solution to end compromised characters in government it was abandoned. Why bothering to vote,when government is not willing to make my vote count

Nigeria's problem is having millions of idiots parading as sensible adults.

loffyloffy:


You are a big liar

The SA budget for the last election was about 2.3billion rand, that is more than 200billion naira.

That despite the fact that SA already have all the needed infrastructures in place, and their total population of 60million people being less than one third the population of Nigeria.

https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/iec-adequately-funded-elections-national-treasury

You're right about the cost. But in terms of organisation and efficiency, which looks like money we'll spent and which looks like a waste?
Your excuse of infrastructure and population is meaningless. Nigeria has been spending money on elections since 1999 so the infrastructure is also there to a large extent. Population is also meaningless because technology is scalable

Nukilia:
"If you are not a criminal, you do not qualify to hold a political position in Nigeria" - Anonymous

From every indication, I’m afraid you may be correct

Kukutente23:

You're right about the cost. But in terms of organisation and efficiency, which looks like money we'll spent and which looks like a waste?
Your excuse of infrastructure and population is meaningless. Nigeria has been spending money on elections since 1999 so the infrastructure is also there to a large extent. Population is also meaningless because technology is scalable

The infrastructure has to be considered because this is the first time Nigeria is using Bvas and Irev in a general election. That will on its own necessitate the purchase and installation of new equipments, as well as money spent on training and data transfer from the old to the new system.

The population is relevant because it affects the number of polling centers to be set up and the number of equipment deployed to those polling centers as well as the number of electoral officers to be deployed.

I agree with you, though, that there is room for a lot of improvement in the way we organize elections.

This is disappointing