Peter Obi commends South Africa’s Election,Says Nigeria should learn from It.

Labour Party’s Presidential candidate in the 2023 General Election Mr. Peter Obi, has praised South Africa’s electoral system while condemning Nigeria’s as fraudulent and lacking transparency.

Obi, who took to his X handle to compare the electoral systems of the two countries, said the South African election was characterized by a voter turnout of approximately 60 per cent and over 90 per cent of polling stations opening on time.

Obi added that the inclusion of diaspora voting and the real-time dissemination of results without technical glitches further underscored the strength of South Africa’s democratic process, as reported by Arise Television.

He said: ” With about 60% Voter turnout, over 90% of polling stations opened on time, allowing diaspora voting, the results and updates were real-time without any form of technical glitches during the election.

“This demonstrated the robustness and transparency of their system. The seamless online dissemination of results further highlights their commitment to democratic principles and technological advancement and Nigeria must learn from it”, he stressed.