ISN Looks At Nigeria After the Elections
Prepared by Dulue Mbachu
Although elections for the Senate and the President were held in April, Nigeria’s (democratic) future remains uncertain, writes Dulue Mbachu of ISN Security Watch. According to the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), the first vote was accompanied by violence. The presidential election was calmer, but observers claim more fraudulent. Conversely, the government-appointed election commission (INEC), as well as former president Olusegun Obasanjo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), claim the election held up to democratic standards, and warned the opposition of taking measures for re-election. The outcome of this struggle could have global ramifications for energy security because of Nigeria’s wealth of oil.
