Nigerians Must Scrutinise Their Legislators- analyst

Analyst has called on Nigerians to change their attitudes towards their leadership as he encouraged them to scrutinize their representative.

The analyst therefore called for a change in citizens' attitude toward legislative elections.

He said Nigerians should examine the records, policies, legislative contributions and constituency activities of candidates before voting for them.

According to him, laws and budgets are central to the work of legislators, and the consequences of legislative decisions are felt directly by communities.

He also warned against treating legislators as less important than presidents and governors.

“Please pay attention to those people who represent you at the parliament.”

The call comes amid the continuing controversy over the APC's Imo West senatorial primary and the legal challenge surrounding Governor Hope Uzodimma's emergence as the party's candidate.

On the disputed figures from the APC Imo West primary, Ajomola said the controversy ultimately raises questions about the process through which political parties communicate their candidates to INEC.

He argued that where INEC officials monitor a primary election and produce reports, those reports should form an important part of determining who actually emerged from the process.

According to him, the situation becomes problematic when officials monitoring a primary record one outcome while the national leadership of a political party subsequently submits a different candidate to INEC.

He maintained that the process should be transparent and consistent, with the result recorded at the point of the primary corresponding with the candidate ultimately forwarded to the electoral commission.

The controversy surrounding the APC's Imo West ticket is now before the courts, where the competing claims and the legality of the nomination process will ultimately be determined.

For Nigerians, however, the broader debate goes beyond the individual political actors involved.

It raises fundamental questions about how political parties conduct primaries, how INEC monitors them, how citizens hold elected officials accountable, and whether elected leaders are genuinely focused on governance or already planning their next political destination.

As the 2027 elections draw closer, the debate is increasingly shifting from simply asking who will become president to asking a more fundamental question: who is representing the people at every level of government, and what are they actually doing with the mandate they have been given?