What Nigeria Should Learn From Ghana’s Presidential Election — Itodo

Ghana’s former president John Dramani Mahama won a historic comeback election victory on Sunday.

Officials from Electoral Commission Ghana count ballots at a polling station in Accra on December 7, 2024 during the Ghana presidential and parliamentary elections.

The Founder of Yiaga Africa Samson Itodo says Nigeria has a lot to learn from Ghana’s presidential election.

Ghana’s former president John Dramani Mahama won a historic comeback election victory on Sunday after voters appeared to punish the ruling New Patriotic Party over its management of an economic crisis.

Hours after Mahama’s win, Itodo who was featured on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics said Nigeria’s political class should change their attitude towards politics which should not be “a do or die” affair.

According to him, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) needs to be “independent” especially with the appointment of the chairman of the electoral body and other key officials of the agency.

“In this case, INEC needs to be independent,” he said while lamenting the cost of running elections.

Watch his interview on the programme below: