Chairman of the Independent
National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has reacted to the
claim by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State that he (Yakubu) was colluding
with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to deny him
his Certificate of Return.
Yakubu spoke to the Independent
Newspaper through Rotimi Oyekanmi, his Chief Press Secretary.
INEC said while it would not join
issues with the embattled Governor, it was unfair for him to allege that he was
colluding with the APC chairman to persecute him.
The INEC chairman also said since
Okorocha had taken the matter to court, he should allow the courts to decide
the outcome of the matter.
“INEC does not like joining
issues with either political parties or their candidates. Our position on the
Imo West senatorial issue is very clear.
“Our position is that we will not
reward bad behaviour. People should have conscience. It is very interesting
that people will do what is wrong and still come out to accuse the other party
that is innocent.
“In other words, we have said we
are not going to reward bad behaviour and we are not going to join issues.
“But the fact is, the INEC
chairman does not, and can never, collude with the chairman of any political
party to persecute anybody. Not at all! We took decision on that matter
independently.
“In any case, this person you
have just spoken about (Okorocha) has just gone to court. If you go to court,
why don’t you allow the legal processes to run its full course?
“You cannot go to court and then
be canvassing for one thing or another in the media. It’s unheard of. You have
filed your case in court, so we will appeal to you to let the court handle the
matter,” he said.
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