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  Dr Abiola Oshodi, a member of the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress and spokesman for the party’s Canada chapter, in this interview with   PETER DADA , speaks about the forthcoming presidential election, among other political issues in Nigeria The  Nigerian electoral system is not yet there; you are based in Canada; with your experience there, what do you think is the way forward? To ensure the sanctity and transparency of our electoral system, we need to keep deepening and strengthening our democracy through innovations and the right investments. So, the 2022 Electoral Act is a good step in that some electoral processes were upgraded and made technologically compliant. For example, voter accreditation and voting via the BVAS machine will eliminate the temptation to snatch ballot boxes, though the challenge of voters buying ballots remains real. The way forward is to keep believing and keep pushing until we get things right in the country. M...