The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), on Tuesday demanded the immediate resignation of the Chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.
The party said the call became imperative
following his alleged role in the ‘fraudulent manipulations’ that characterized
the September 22, 2018, Osun State Governorship election.
The PDP also called for the
resignation of Mrs. Amina Zakari, the INEC National Commissioner, Supervising
Electoral Operations, who is also in charge of Information Communication
Technology (ICT) Department.
A statement by PDP’s
Spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan said, “With INEC’s fraudulent conduct in the
Osun Governorship election, and approval that a concluded election be declared
inconclusive, the PDP and indeed all well-meaning Nigerians no longer have
confidence in Prof. Yakubu.
“PDP has additional documentary
evidence of how this compromised INEC, through its Operations and ICT
Department, doctored results from polling centers, directly shortchanged the
PDP with no fewer than 4,387 votes by slashing votes cast for the PDP at the
polling centers while allocating fictitious figures to the APC.
“PDP has facts on how INEC
slashed over 1000 votes freely cast by the people for our candidate, Senator
Ademola Adeleke, in Ayedaade Local Government Area, just to reduce our votes
from our legitimate 10,836 votes cast at the polling centers to 9,836 votes so
as to give APC the lead with a 1000 vote margin in the local government.
“Furthermore, while the PDP, in
rejecting INEC’s declaration, is resolute in the decision to seek legal redress
and take our mandate, freely given to our candidate by the people of Osun
State, our party has also discovered schemes perfected by INEC to rig its
planned supplementary election in favour of the APC.
“The PDP is already aware that
INEC has increased the original number of voters in the affected polling
centers by over 850 so as to expand its latitude to manipulate results with
uncollected Permanent Voter Card (PVCs); a development, which further shows
INEC’s determination to rig the election for APC.
“PDP holds that the shenanigan
that has characterized the Osun governorship election is a testing measure by
the APC in collusion with INEC to rig the 2019 general elections, particularly
the Presidential election, which they plan to plunge into similar controversy
immediately it becomes obvious that APC is losing.
“Our fear is that such will push
our nation into an irretrievable state of anarchy and spell doom to our
democracy.
“While Prof. Mahmood Yakubu can
no longer be trusted to conduct the 2019 general elections, it is public
knowledge that Mrs. Amina Zakari, the INEC National Commissioner, Supervising
Electoral Operations is a direct blood relation of Mr. President and as such,
we believe that she cannot be an impartial arbiter in an election involving her
uncle.
“PDP, therefore, calls on all
patriotic Nigerians to join in the demand for the resignation of Prof. Yakubu
and Mrs. Zakari so as to avert this dangerous path, where INEC is leading our
nation.
“As a law-abiding and
people-oriented political party, all that the PDP is demanding for is the
return of our candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, as the duly returned
candidate at the September 22, 2018 Osun Governorship Election.
“We call on INEC to guarantee
free, fair and credible election at all levels of engagement, as we will not
allow unpatriotic individuals to destroy our nation with their inordinate and
selfish aspirations.”
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