A coalition of civil society
group, OurMumuDonDo, led by Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charlyboy, on
Friday demanded the the prosecution of former Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu,
over his rigging claim.
The coalition during a visit to
the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in
Abuja, said Mantu should be prosecuted for electoral malpractices.
In a letter to the INEC chairman,
Yakubu Mahmood, the Charlyboy-led coalition said Mantu should be arraigned for
allegedly “subverting the will of the people during several elections.”
The letter reads, “This is a good
opportunity for the electoral commission to demonstrate its resolve to
prosecute electoral offenders as a deterrent to others.”
“As we have mentioned in our
previous engagements with the INEC, the number of Nigerians going to the
polling booths has been in a consistent decline since 2003 and the reason for
this, among other disturbing factors, is the downright rigging of elections — a
vile act which blatantly infringes on the right of the Nigerian people to
freely exercise their franchise.
“It is therefore imperative that
the electoral umpire, the INEC, the Attorney-General of the Federation, and the
law enforcement agencies, rise to this clarion call to prosecute Senator Mantu
and all his accomplices.”
The former Senate President had
said he helped the PDP rig elections by bribing officials of INEC as well as
security agents.
“Let me tell you one thing, yes I
did. I am now confessing the truth.
“What do I need? I don’t have to
go and change election… but you know, when you provide money, you give money to
INEC boys to help you, if they see any chance, they should favour you. You
(also) provide money to the security,” he said.
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