Prominent University Don Reveals Why INEC Chairman Should Step Down, Sends Strong Message to Buhari
- Professor Obiekwe Nwanolue has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, to step down
- Nwanolue, a professor of Political Science at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, said Prof Yakubu should not be allowed to conduct the guber and state assembly elections
- The university don also wants INEC to cancel the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections
Onitsha, Anambra state - Obiekwe Nwanolue, a professor of Political Science at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra state, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, to step aside.
Prof Nwanolue said the INEC chairman should not be allowed to preside over the conduct of the governorship and state assembly elections, which have now been rescheduled for March 18.
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Why I want INEC chairman to resign - Prof Nwanolue
In a press release dated Wednesday, March 8, and made available to newsmen in Onitsha, Nwanolue said he wants the INEC boss to step down to "avoid a repeat of the disappointments" witnessed by Nigerians during the February 25th presidential and National Assembly elections.
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Legit.ng's regional reporter in Anambra, Mokwugwo Solomon, quoted the professor urging INEC to restore the confidence and integrity the Nigerian people had reposed in it before the February 25 polls.
The university don said INEC could achieve this by conducting credible governorship and state assembly elections in March and also annulling the February 25th elections, which he claimed was characterised by a high level of unpreparedness and fraudulent activities.
"INEC should cancel the presidential and National Assembly elections of 25th of February, 2023, which was characterized by unprecedented fraud, insincerity and lack of transparency, as a result of the commission's gross incompetence, untrustworthiness and proven dishonesty," he said.
2023 presidency: Post-election report reveals inconsistencies in Rivers, Imo results
In another report, the post-election report released by an election observer group, Yiaga Africa, said there were inconsistencies in the election results of two states in the southern part of Nigeria.
Yiaga Africa made this known on Wednesday, March 1, at its post-election press briefing attended by Legit.ng at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.
The report presented by Dr Aisha Abdullahi, the board chair for Yiaga Africa, revealed that the Imo and Rivers states' elections were inconsistent.
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