Kwara Must Change, a pressure
group behind the recall exercise of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, says
the ball has been set in motion.
It also described the readiness
of coordinators across the wards and Local Government Areas to commence the
process as “very impressive”.
This is contained in a statement
on Tuesday by its President, Abdulrazaq Hamzat, and Yusuf Olatunji, Kwara Central
Coordinator.”
The group however lamented that
INEC was tactically delaying the process.
They said as part of the measure
to ensure due process is followed as required by the constitution, Kwara Must
Change had written to the electoral body to notify it of the recall exercise
and also to request for the certified copy of the voters registration list.
“However, we are yet to get the
required materials from the electoral body”, Kwara Must Change added.
“Although, prior to this moment,
we already have in our possession, a copy of the voters’ registration list, But
this copy is not certified; neither can we be sure of its authenticity.
“The certified copy we requested from INEC is
to observe due process and ensure what we have is the original copy.
“Surprisingly, some INEC staff
confided in us that we should have applied for the certified copy before making
the announcement of the recall.
“According to them, we have been
double crossed by Mr Saraki and his aides. They noted that, since the date we
made the recall announcement, some aides of the Senate President had approached
the commission to seek their cooperation in frustrating the recall.
“They confessed that few days
before our letter arrived, the leadership of INEC in the state had addressed
the staff and warned them not to release the official voter’s registration list
to any group or person and failure to abide may cost them their jobs.
“While we cannot ascertain the
authenticity of the story, the fact that INEC is yet to oblige to our request until
today, goes to show that something is indeed wrong somewhere, but we shall get
to the root of the matter.
“In view of this development, we
are forced to postpone the recall exercise. We shall communicate the new date
to the public as soon as time permits.”
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ReplyDeleteIt is either you don't have anything meaningful to do or you're looking for cheap politics that would fetch you good money. Because a group that can not mobilise 20% of eligible voters from North Central is now agitating for Saraki's recall. Please what should one call that?
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