Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) decision to engage the services of university lecturers for election duties has been described as another example of how a public institution can transfer trust.

A lecturer with the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, defended INEC in an exclusive interview with a TNC correspondent in Awka, Anambra State Capital, during an election stakeholders' meeting.

Following flaws observed in recent elections conducted across the country and the alleged roles played by the returning officers and university lecturers, the INEC has come under fire for the initiative.

Some quarters have attributed the fraud that has consistently pervaded the nation's electo...