Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesman of
the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) does not have powers to nullify an election it did not
organise.
In a letter dated July 4, Buba
Galadima, leader of the “reformed” All Progressives Congress (R-APC), asked the
electoral commission to invalidate the election of national officers.
APC elected new national officers
on June 23.
But Abdullahi described
Galadima’s action as “ill-conceived and futile.”
The APC spokesman said the R-APC
leader does have not a reason to complain because he did not contest for any
position at the party’s national elective convention.
“In response to colleagues asking
for reaction to a letter said to have been written to INEC by Alhaji Buba
Galadima, I will like to point out that the action is ill-conceived and therefore
futile,” Abdullahi said.
“INEC has no powers to cancel an
election it did not organise. Secondly, the man calling for the cancellation of
the convention did not contest for any position at the convention therefore has
no locus to complain about its outcome.
“Besides, if candidate was not
happy with the election process at the convention, they should petition the
appeals committee. INEC cannot help them.”
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