Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has declared that Nigerians have high expectations about the 2027 elections.

He, however, lamented that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not shown any commitment towards improving the electoral process.

Naijaonpoint reports that Atiku made the declaration in a post on his Facebook account on Friday, where he shared details of his discussion on Thursday with a high-powered European Union delegation, led by Barry Andrews and which also included the Ambassador to Nigeria, Gautier Mignot.

He called on INEC to collaborate with the National Assembly to implement the desired electoral reforms in the country.

The former Vice President maintained that, despite his observations, he would continue to support efforts aimed at genuine electoral reforms ahead of the 2027 elections, adding that a credible election is a guaranteed way to safeguard the nation’s democracy and entrench development.

The delegation visited Atiku to see the level of implementation of a set of recommendations made by the team following the 2023 general elections

He wrote, “Yesterday evening, I received a high-powered European Union delegation, including the Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E Gautier Mignot.

“The delegation led by Barry Andrews, a member of the European Parliament, who was also Head of the 2023 EU- Election Observation Mission to Nigeria, is engaging in broad-based conversation on the future of Nigerian elections.

“This visit is a follow-up mission to see the level of implementation of a set of recommendations made by the team following the 2023 General elections.

“Expectations are high that the Independent National Electoral Commission will urgently work with the National Assembly to give citizens election laws that guarantee transparent and credible elections, where every vote counts.

“It is worrisome that two years down the line, we are yet to see indications that INEC is committed to an improved electoral process.

“Meanwhile, we shall continue to support efforts by CSOs, local and foreign Election Observations Missions (EOMs), including the EU-EOM, that will lead to genuine electoral reforms ahead of the 2027 General elections.

“We believe that only through credible elections shall we safeguard our democracy and recruit leaders that will ensure unity and economic prosperity of Nigeria.”