Ekeh, Zinox boss says nigeria party politics too analogue

Leo Stan Ekeh, serial digital entrepreneur and chairman, Zinox Group, has lampooned the poor state of internal democracy in the Nigerian political party landscape, describing it as a misfit for true democratic process in the 21st Century.

He made this call when he was cornered by a section of technology editors at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.

Against the backdrop of the outcry over the shoddy conduct of primaries for elective positions by the major political parties in the country, Ekeh was quizzed by the press on how technology can be leveraged in sanitizing the system, especially in view of the sterling work done by Zinox in partnership with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in creating a credible database of eligible voters and reducing litigations in successive elections.

A number of candidates had expressed their grievances over the manner in which the eventual winners and representatives for various positions were hand-picked or selected by party big- wigs and godfathers, thereby making a ruse of the process which had seen intending candidates purchase forms at often exorbitant costs.

“Party politics in Nigeria leaves a lot to be desired and the current state is a misfit for true and responsible democracy in the 21st Century. There is a glaring lack of internal democracy among all of the major political parties in the country.

As a result, many people are left disgruntled and disenchanted with the process which is anything but transparent.