Fair elections would drastically reduce the amount of court proceedings, according to former president Goodluck Jonathan, who is an advocate for judicial integrity.
At the opening of the new high court complex in Asaba, Delta State, Jonathan said that the electoral system cheats a lot of politicians, and that about half of all court cases are about politicians feeling cheated.
I believe that half of the people who go to court do so because they feel the electoral management system rigged the election against them.
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It is necessary to resort to legal action when one feels justifiably aggrieved. They are aware they did not win the election, but they believe the courts will declare them victorious if the elections are held correctly.
Half of those people won’t bother to go to court if the judges don’t pronounce the losers to be winners.
Nobody in South Africa’s election administration organization is fooled; everyone knows that. The only thing to do if you don’t win is to wait for the next election. Taking legal action is unnecessary.
Why? Because even the courts will not budge if you take them to court. So, you’ll go away empty-handed.
At the same time, he lauded the Delta government’s initiatives to enhance the working conditions of court personnel.
He went on to praise Delta Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for seeing infrastructure development through to completion and for carrying out policies that had been started by earlier administrations.
The initiative, which began in 1991, is evidence of the government’s commitment to development and continuity, according to Jonathan.
Some initiatives are crucial to the state’s future prosperity and development. “You are doing exactly what we expect of anybody who takes over the government,” Jonathan replied.