By Seyi Babalola
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has requested that Prof. Mahmood Yakubu quit as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The PDP claimed the call followed an additional assessment of “the widely-condemned violations, flagrant violation of the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022, and illegal manipulation and altering of election results”.
Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary, stated INEC had subverted Nigerians’ will in the February 25, 2023, Presidential and National Assembly elections.
In a statement on Friday, the PDP also condemned “the latest scheme” by the commission to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS ahead of the state polls.
Olugunagna said NEC’s insistence was meant to “erase and destroy evidence of its manipulation of the presidential election, denying Nigerians and parties” access to relevant information.
The spokesperson claimed Yakubu “was compromised to rig the election by brazenly violating the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022 as well as INEC’s Regulations, Guidelines and Manual issued for the election”.
The PDP accused the commission of “sabotaging the uploading and transmission of results directly from Polling Units to give room for alteration and switching of election results across the nation in favour of the APC”.
