PDP crisis: INEC should mandate political parties to hire psychiatrists – Prof Kila

Director at the Institute of the Commonwealth, jurist, political economist, strategist, and policy analyst, Prof. Anthony Kila, has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to mandate political parties to have well-trained psychiatrists among them as part of ongoing electoral reforms.

Director at the Institute of the Commonwealth, jurist, political economist, strategist, and policy analyst, Prof. Anthony Kila, has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to mandate political parties to have well-trained psychiatrists among them as part of ongoing electoral reforms.

The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, claimed that he and his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, were teargassed during the incident.

After normalcy was restored, the recently elected National Chairman of the party, Tanimu Turaki, assumed office at the Secretariat, accompanied by the two state governors, Bala Mohammed and Seyi Makinde.

I understand this morning that a lot of psychiatrists are not where they ought to be. It might be a good idea that INEC should include a law to say that every party should have an in-house psychiatrist to deal with issues of the party as well,” he said on Arise News’ The Morning Show.

“What we saw there is a show of shame in terms of form and process. The content can be legitimate, but it underlines a flaw in the Nigerian partisan political elite class.

“Normally, political parties are made up of people of like minds who are bound together by a common, shared purpose.