Ex-INEC official regrets 10 years in service after colleague's murder

Former INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner Mike Igini expressed profound regret over dedicating a decade to electoral reform, stating his efforts were in vain after a colleague was murdered for attempting to ensure credible elections. Igini, who served 30 years including 10 years at INEC, revealed a colleague in Kano was killed for pursuing electoral integrity, leading Igini to declare he would have been dead pursuing this cause. He lamented that all his work to transform Nigeria's elections into a meaningful democratic tool was wasted, calling his decade in service a 'waste' due to the dangers faced by reformers.

SOURCE: https://dailypost.ng/2026/02/20/i-regret-wasting-10-years-with-inec-ex-rec-mike-igini/