Afrigather Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has written an open letter within the Atlantic titled “Nigeria’s Hole Democracy” addressed to Joe Biden, the President of the US.
The celebrated author slammed the American President and the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak for congratulating Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, regardless of a flawed electoral course of on account of report of widespread violence, poll field snatching, voter’s intimidation, and different malpractices which marred the February 25 ballot.
The creator said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) didn’t ship on its promise to add election outcomes from polling items in real-time by way of its outcome viewing portal.
She additional known as on Biden to not stay unconcerned towards the present state of Nigeria by endorsing the outcomes of the “undemocratic course of,”.
In line with the worldwide author, the American authorities prioritized stability over democracy in Africa, and the U.S State Division congratulated Tinubu regardless of the complaints from Nigerians in regards to the flaws within the election course of.
She claimed that the election was imperiled not by technical shortcomings, however by deliberate manipulation.
She additionally questioned why the US would endorse a president-elect who emerged from an illegal course of, and accused the American response to the Nigerian election of being disingenuous and compromised.
“Why would the US, which prioritises the rule of legislation, endorse a president-elect who has emerged from an illegal course of?,” she wrote.
Adichie additionally said that many Nigerians are upset not as a result of their most well-liked candidate misplaced within the election however “as a result of the election that they had dared to belief was, in the long run, so unacceptably and unforgivably flawed.”
“Congratulating its final result, President Biden, tarnishes America’s self-proclaimed dedication to democracy. Please don’t give the sheen of legitimacy to an illegitimate course of. The USA must be what it says it’s,” she concluded.
Adichie urged President Biden to uphold the significance of a “international neighborhood for democracy” and arise for justice and the rule of legislation.
Adichie mentioned that supporting undemocratic processes in Nigeria wouldn’t counter China’s affect to win the battle for affect in Africa, she mentioned it might solely result in additional frustration amongst younger individuals within the nation.
Recall that the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) has declared Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) the winner of the 2023 presidential election having polled a complete of 8,794,726 votes to defeat his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the Individuals’s Democratic Social gathering (PDP), who scored 6,984,520 to emerge second.
