Chairman of The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu has rejected the calls by parties for him to step down.
The agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) yesterday and Monday staged a walkout, alleging that there was figure falsification, and rigging on behalf of the APC and INEC’s failure to upload results on the server.
They called for the removal of INEC Chairman Prof Yakubu.
On Tuesday also, the running mates of the PDP and LP presidential candidates, Ifeanyi Okowa and Datti Baba-Ahmed respectively, called for the cancellation of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections.
In a reaction to the calls for his principal’s resignation as well as the cancellation of results, INEC’s Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Oyekanmi, countered the aggrieved parties, saying the elections were free, fair and credible. process.
He said, therefore, the INEC Chairman would not quit nor stop the announcement of the results and will carry it to its logical conclusion.
The commission described as unfounded and irresponsible the allegation by Dino Melaye that the INEC Chairman allocated scores to parties.
“To be sure, aggrieved parties are free to approach the courts to ventilate their concerns and wait for the matter to be resolved. Making inciting comments capable of causing violence or unrest is unacceptable.
“The 2023 General election processes are in their final stages of completion. It is only fair for aggrieved parties to allow the conclusion of the process and approach the courts with their evidence to pursue their cases.
“There are laid down procedures for aggrieved parties or candidates to follow when they are dissatisfied about the outcome of an election. Such procedures do not include calling on the INEC Chairman to resign or for the election to be cancelled.”
