felicilin at 12-08-2026 04:41 PM (1 hr ago) (f)Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi has censured academics for facilitating electoral fraud during election administration processes. Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi has censured academics for facilitating electoral fraud during election administration processes. The Independent National Electoral Commission designates university vice-chancellors and faculty members to function as returning officers overseeing gubernatorial and presidential electoral exercises. Speaking at the 2026 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy Dialogue in Bauchi, Obi additionally condemned judicial partiality and legislative action decriminalising forgery within electoral frameworks. He asserted that the judiciary has become operationally aligned with the incumbent administration, referencing judicial language affirming governmental mandates as evidence of institutional politicisation.