In line with the recent postponement of the 2015 general elections, twelve political parties on Tuesday have called for the removal Prof. Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from office before the new date fixed for the general elections next month.
Their positions were jointly signed by their national chairmen and their presidential candidates respectively.
These political parties under the umbrella of Coalition of Progressive Political Parties (COP3) include: Kowa Party (KOWA), Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM), African Peoples Alliance (APA), Mega Progressive People’s Party (MPPP), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP), Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Democratic Peoples Party (DPP), United Progressive Party (UPP), Accord Party (AP), Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) and Congress for Democratic Change (CDC).
Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim, the national Chairman of PDM and mouthpiece of the body said they heard about the plans to remove the INEC Chairman and will not consider it as a rumour.
He said “The composition of the current INEC leadership must not be undermined or tampered with as this will constitute a deliberate attempt to undermine the election itself and influence its outcome”.
Ibrahim further expressed disappointment in the nation’s electoral body for shifting the polls till March and April, despite the fact that Nigerians rejected the idea when it was first mentioned by retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, the National Security Adviser to President Jonathan in the UK some weeks back.
The PDM chairman recalled that Dasuki had given two separate reasons as to why the distribution and collection of PVCs were low and feared that eligible voters may not perform their civic right.
He noted that: “This time around, the NSA disingenuously offered a different reason totally unrelated to the first. ‘New developments’ related to the insurgency raging in the North East and the inability of the armed forces to provide security for the election arising there from. The NSA, then, on behalf of the Service Chiefs, asked INEC to ‘reschedule’ the elections for at least the next six weeks in the first instance, to enable the armed forces secure the areas affected by the insurgency for the elections to hold.”
Na Jega ooo, the bestman in 2011, he is now pushing for the same very clear free and fair election as in 2011 and he should be sacked eh!!! PDP! PDP!! PDP!!! you are fetching ant infected firewood... I hope you will withstand the outcome.
ReplyDeleteDoyin okupe has said it before, that, instead of handing over power to apc(GMB) they will rather give it to militry. So, they are working towards it. May God save us from these evil men& women in power.
ReplyDeleteLet's be careful here. The demand for Jega's sack is being instigated from behind the scene by Jonathan and his group. If Jega is forced to resign, his replacement will be approved by the Senate which is pro-Jonathan and will bring in someone who will help Jonathan rig the election. I don't agree with what Jega did but removing him will hand Jonathan and his corrupt league instant victory. That's what they are trying to do and and we must not allow this to happen.
ReplyDeleteLike it or not, Jega is going no where. How much we're these miscreants paid?
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