A Coalition of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Accredited Domestic Observers have asked the Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC), Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa Ari, to resign if he cannot conduct free, fair and credibnle re-run election. NEWS PLATFORM.
The coalition has also condemned the protests at INEC offices in Yola and Abuja respectively by some people whom he described as undemocratic elements desiring to thwart the process and win election through the back door.
According to them, the call for the total review in some LGAs or cancellation of the election at this time by some groups is like changing the goal cost in the middle of the game in order to score a cheap goal.
The Team Leader of the Coalition and a Member of the Coalition, Comrade Victor Kalu and Comrade Friday Maduka, respectively stated this during World Press Conference at the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) in Yola, Adamawa state on Friday.
Addressing the press, Comrade Kalu, tasked the electoral body to remain resolute and committed towards conducting free, fair, credible and transparent supplementary election come 15th April, 2023.
He called on the REC to boldly and courageously engage political stakeholders, particularly political parties/candidates at a public stakeholders meeting and give them his assurance and that of the commission to conducting credible exercise.
He said that conducting credible election will dowse the growing political tension and uncertainty in the state ahead of the supplementary election, saying that they have decided to make their position known on the intriguing political situation in the state.
On his part, a Member of the Coalition, Comrade Friday Maduka, advised the REC to resign before April 15th, if he knows that he cannot conduct credible supplementary election.
Comrade Maduka, said that if the Chairman will be in the office to conduct the conduct the exercise, he should ensure that the exercise is credible and the candidate voted by the electorate is declared winner.
He said that the electorate have expressed their disastifaction with the way and manner the Chairman is piloting the affairs of the commission, and tasked him to do justice to the will of the electorate.
Comrade Friday Maduka, assured that the observers will be on the ground during the election in order to monitor the process, and appealed to the electorate to come out and vote for a candidate of their choice.
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