Aliyu Madaki, a member of the
house of representatives from Kano state, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s
integrity should be questioned over the inconclusive governorship elections in
some states.
Madaki said the president’s
integrity should be “seriously questioned” over his inaction and silence on the
manner the elections ended in the states.
The lawmaker representing Dala
constituency spoke while contributing to a motion introduced during plenary on
Wednesday.
The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared elections in six states inconclusive
following cancellation of results in some polling units in the states.
The commission subsequently fixed
March 23 for a supplementary elections in the states: Benue, Sokoto, Plateau,
Adamawa, Kano and Bauchi.
In his contribution, Madaki who
is of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accused the president of not acting
in the face of “irregularities” carried out by INEC.
“If he (the president) has any
integrity, it should be questioned seriously. We will not take it; we will not
allow it. It will not happen.”
He said while he will not rig
elections or support electoral violence, “nobody will rig us out” in Kano.
“Nobody will come to Kano and say
this must be done. Kano is not Lagos,” he added.
Also speaking, Muhammad Soba from
Kaduna state, said INEC has no powers to declare elections inconclusive after
results have been collated at the poll.
“Regarding any result announced
at the polling unit, nobody has the power to cancel such results. Once the
result has been declared at the polling unit, no one can interfere at even the
ward level let alone the state collation centre,” he said.
Femi Gbajabiamila, majority
leader of the house, however, suggested an electoral amendment to address the
issue.
According to him,
“inconclusiveness should be something of the past but how do we get there?
Amending the electoral law to limit the powers of INEC. The supreme court
already ruled on this and said INEC has such powers; so the only way to change
the supreme court ruling is to amend our law.”
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Aliyu Madaki the Rep. I am surprised that someone of his status can not not delineate responsibility.
ReplyDeleteIf President Buhari intervenes, they will say he is contravening the constitution, and if he respects the office of the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission by allowing them to do their job, he is also questioned.
Clearly, Aliyu Madaki's statement is a measure of his ignorance about institutional working and operation. President Buhari has nothing to do with this. This is simply the responsibility of the INEC Chairman, and i am sure he is addressing it
Offcourse what do you expect of a kettle calling pot black. HAAAAA it is difficult to understand some Nigerians