Peter Obi, presidential candidate of di Labour Party (LP) in 2023, tok sey South Africa recent election bin no get any kasala.
Obi make di claim as im bin dey compare di elections for Nigeria with South Africa.
“Di outcome of di recent South African election result na shining example of wetin transparent and efficient democratic electoral process suppose resemble,” na so di former Anambra govnor tweet.
“With about 60% voter turnout, over 90% of early polling, diaspora voting, di results and updates bin dey enta as e dey hapun without any form of kasala during di election.
“Dis tin show sey dia system stand gidigba. Di smooth online dissemination of results cement dia commitment to democratic principles and technological advancement.”
South Africa national and provincial elections bin hapun on May 29. Later dat same evening, results begin enta small small with di final result announcement on June 2.
Di elections bin gada global attention sake of how di ruling African National Congress (ANC) lose di majority of seats wey dem need to win di kontri parliament. Na so di party do by force coalition.
Na di first time ANC, wey don dey power since di end of apartheid in 1994, go fail to secure majority of di votes.
President Cyril Ramaphosa accept wetin hapun, say na di the people’s wish.
Di way Ramaphosa take accept di outcome without wahala make pipu inside and outside kontri troway am salute, including Obi.
But how many tins dey correct inside Obi observations?
CLAIM 1: SOUTH AFRICA ELECTIONS BIN NO GET KASALA
Verdict: E no correct.
One of di claims wey Obi make be sey technical glitches bin no hapun during di election.
Di tok no correct.
In di early hours of May 31, di results page of di kontri Electoral Commission (IEC) seize for about two hours.
Di IEC apologize for di glitch but dem no tok why e off. Dem assure citizens sey dem no tamper with di results.
Di development no sidan well with di uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party wey former President Jacob Zuma dey support. Dem accuse di IEC of “serious transgressions”.
Zuma claim sey di MK party get “proof” sey vote-rigging bin allegedly hapun “for di background” when di IEC dashboard crash, dey threaten sey im supporters go provoke if dem no arrange di results.
CLAIM 2: ‘60% VOTER TURNOUT, DIASPORA VOTING’
Verdict: E near correct.
Obi claim sey di elections bin get 60 percent voter turnout.
According to di South African Government News Agency, voter turnout bin tanda at 58.57 percent.
Di turnout fall from di 66.05 percent wey comot for di 2019 national elections.
Howeva, di claim wey Obi make about diaspora voting bin dey correct.
Di IEC don dey permitted to organise out-of-kontri voting since 2009 and dem use di same process for last month election.
Citizens wey wan vote outside di kontri must dey registered to vote and must produce South African identity document (ID) wen dem dey vote for international voting station inside accredited mission.
FINAL TOK
Di claims wey Obi make sey South African elections bin no record one kasala bin mostly no correct. Di elections bin get kasala and di voter turnout bin dey less dan 60 percent. Howeva, dem bin do diaspora voting.
