As Nigerians set to mark Democracy Day tomorrow, June 12, an Igbo group, Ndigbo Cultural Development Organization, NIDO, has again bemoaned the government's failure to honour late Prof Humphrey Nwosu.
It could be recalled that an attempt to have the Senate pass a motion for Nwosu to be immortalized met stiff resistance.
The Red Chamber declined to pass the motion sponsored by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and other South-East Senators despite their efforts.
Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s celebration, NIDO said it was injustice against the Igbo nation if the Federal government continues to celebrate without honouring Nwosu, the hero of the exercise.
It took this stand in a statement made available to journalists, signed by Don Afuluike, NIDO's Director of Communications and Information.
"As Nigeria observes the day, it is an opportunity to reflect on the gains and pains of today's democratic governance riding on the back of seven successive national elections in 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023 under different electoral umpires.
"Without doubt, a review of each of these elections only leads to an assessment of which is worse than the other in terms of all known indices of assessment of elections.
"The consistent clamour for electoral reforms till date and now periodic amendments to the Electoral Act depicts a sick electoral system which negatively impacts governance at different levels and resulting in growing discontent and lack of trust in Nigeria's elections and democracy," he stated.
Meanwhile, NIDO has called on the Anambra State Government to also name a major edifice after Nwosu.
It cautioned that anything to the contrary could discourage successive INEC officials from serving with courage and a sense of patriotism.
Nwosu is from Anambra State, South-East, Nigeria.