Former President Goodluck Jonathan says that elections should remain the sole determinant of who should occupy political offices in the country, adding that it should not be a function of the judiciary.
He said if a candidate who wins an election is found wanting, that election should be annulled and a fresh one conducted to determine a clear and unencumbered winner.
Jonathan made these assertions at a parley with youths and women under the auspices of “TOS Foundation Youth and Women for Good Governance” initiative, during his studio visit to The Osasu Show (TOS) Television Network in Abuja.
Jonathan said: “The issue of the judiciary I don’t want to make a comment…, let me reiterate what I have said somewhere that in Nigeria today, the judiciary selects political leaders.
“It is not the best. The ballot papers should be the basis of selecting political leaders. If it is the judiciary that will select, we are not yet there.
“It is delicate but I have made a public statement before and I will always make it. I am not saying the judiciary is not doing well, but I mean our laws should suppress the idea of the judiciary in returning a candidate.
“If a candidate that won the election is found wanting, that election should be annulled and a fresh election conducted.”
