The Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of being in total control of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
It also claimed that Kaduna State
governor, Nasir El-Rufai and Amina Zakari are in charge of the
Information and Communication Technology, ICT, of the electoral body.
National
chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus, made this claim on Tuesday during
PDP’s emergency National Executive Council, NEC, meeting in Abuja.
He
was reacting to the allegation by the APC national chairman, Adams
Oshiomhole, on Monday that INEC informed the PDP before postponing the
presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled to hold
on February 16.
He said, “Since last Saturday they have been
talking and making claims, they even accused INEC of telling us before
postponing the election. All they have been saying is they are not
aware, they don’t know but I dare to say that the government is in
totally in control of INEC.
“This government appointed one of the
vendors who is from the Villa and the other is from Niger State and
they are members of APC.
“The ICT of INEC is totally controlled
by El-Rufai and Amina Zakari, so I don’t see how they will turn around
overnight. But maybe it’s part of their plans to win, but Nigerians know
the facts. This government is in control of INEC.”
Speaking at
the event, Senate President and Director PDP Presidential Campaign
Council, Bukola Saraki, stated, that Nigerians accepted the opposition
party because they have become tired of “unemployment and poverty”.
“Nigerians
are tired of insecurity, unemployment and poverty. Nobody wants to be
insecure, unemployed or poor. This is why our message has resonated
across the country.”
He then called on Nigerians to come out to
vote during the rescheduled elections on Saturday, saying “We have four
more days to go. I want to appeal to Nigerians, do not let them
frustrate you. When there is a low turnout, they can rig, but if you
come out to vote, they cannot.
“When you come out to vote on
Saturday, do you want a Nigeria that that adheres to the rule of law, or
do you want a Nigeria that is governed by jungle justice?
“On Saturday, when you come out to vote, vote for Nigeria.”
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