Uche Secondus, national chairman
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the party lacks confidence in the
Independent National Commission (INEC).
He said this when he received a
delegation of the European Union of the election exploration mission to Nigeria
led by Niclay Paus, on Wednesday.
Secondus said all intelligence
available to the party shows that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
had concluded arrangement with INEC to manipulate the electoral process.
He said what happened during the
governorship election in Osun state underscored the party’s fears that INEC is
not ready to be neutral.
Secondus added that though Amina
Zakari, whom he described as the “main agent of the APC” in the commission has
been redeployed from operations department, she is still capable of influencing
others within the electoral body.
“When we eschewed violence after
the electoral theft in Osun state and decided to excise our right to peaceful
protest, the Inspector General of Police directed his personnel to tear gas us
notwithstanding the personalities involved in the protest, the Senate
President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, five state governors and
National Chairman and members of the National Working Committee NWC and other
critical leaders,” he said.
“Our fear is strong that the APC
and the administration are not disposing themselves for a peaceful 2019 general
election and we base our position on the multiplicity of induced crisis across
the country
“With all the unprecedented blood
letting in the country, the President is not engaging the people and a select
group operating as cabals have hijacked the system.”
He urged international partners
of Nigeria, especially European Union EU and America, to bring their influence
to bear on INEC to conduct free, fair and credible elections.
He also wants them to show more
than passing interests in the activities of security agencies, particularly the
police.
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