{"id":26128,"date":"2020-06-12T18:46:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T18:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=26128"},"modified":"2020-06-12T18:46:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T18:46:41","slug":"atiku-calls-for-accelerated-electoral-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/atiku-calls-for-accelerated-electoral-reforms","title":{"rendered":"Atiku calls for accelerated electoral reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>As Nigeria celebrates Democracy Day, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday said that there is an urgent need for electoral reforms that will address the lapses in elections conducted in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar in a statement titled \u201cMy Message To Nigerians On The Occasion Of The 21st Anniversary Of Democracy Day\u201d, which was released via his Twitter account, said that the electoral process needed to be improved to ensure that votes are not only counted but that they do count.<\/p>\n<p>He also urged Nigerian leaders to canonize the memories of the heroes of democracy by extending the application of democracy to good governance.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads\u201d The celebration of Democracy Day is a confirmation of our collective struggles towards a system of participatory government and acceptance of the primacy of the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlong the line in the struggle which has continued for decades, many compatriots paid the ultimate price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: As Nigeria celebrates Democracy Day, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday said that there is an urgent need for electoral reforms that will address the lapses in elections conducted in the country. 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