www.thenationonlineng.net/pdp-asks-agf-inec-chairman-to-resign-over-kogi-poll/

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the
Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mallam
Abubakar Malami and the chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),
Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, to resign their positions.
According to the party, Malami misled the INEC into
arriving at an “unconstitutional decision” to allow the
All Progressives Congress (APC) to substitute its
candidate in the inconclusive Kogi State governorship election.

Briefing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, PDP’s
National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, said
the party was shocked that INEC, a supposedly
independent electoral umpire could succumb to the
antics of the APC by following the “unlawful directive” of an obviously partisan AGF to substitute a candidate in the middle of the ballot process.

Metuh said, “We are all aware that the two legal
documents guiding INEC in the conduct of elections;
the Constitution and the Electoral Act, have
provisions for electoral exigencies as well as
empower the electoral body to fully take
responsibility for any of its actions or inactions
without undue interference from any quarters
whatsoever.

“We are therefore at a loss as to which sections of
these two relevant laws, INEC and the AGF relied on in
arriving at their bizarre decision to substitute a dead
candidate in an on-going election even after the
timelines for such has elapsed under all the rules.
“INEC as a statutory body has the full complements of technical hands in its legal department to advice it
appropriately and we wonder why it had to wait for
directives from the AGF, an external party, if not for
partisan and subjective interest.

“Consequently, the PDP rejects in its entirety, this
brazen move by the APC and INEC to circumvent the
laws and ambush the yet-to-be concluded election by introducing a practice that is completely alien to the constitution and the electoral act.

“The clear implication of this action of the AGF and
INEC is that the APC would be fielding two different
governorship candidates in the ongoing Kogi election, meaning that INEC would be transferring votes cast for late Prince Abubakar Audu to another candidate, scenarios that have no place in the constitution of the land.

“Whereas the PDP, in honour of the sanctity of
human life and respect for the dead, had since
Sunday refrained from making comments on the
conduct of the election, we can no longer maintain
such in the face of the barefaced attack on our
democracy.

“This INEC under the leadership of Prof. Mahmood
Yakubu has shown itself as partisan, morally bankrupt and obviously incapable of conducting a credible
election within our laws.

“In view of the foregoing therefore, the PDP demands an immediate resignation of the INEC Chairman, as the nation’s democracy cannot afford to be left in the hands of an electoral umpire that cannot exert its independence and the sanctity of the electoral process.”

As a result of the development, the party has
summoned an emergency national caucus meeting
for Wednesday, to enable it take a decision on what it described as “threat to democracy.”

You are not serious!

ah so pdp wan make dem cancel the election...hahahahahaha iffa hear

PDP has a good case if the proceed to court.you can't nominate another candidate once election has commenced.

georjay:
ah so pdp wan make dem cancel the election...hahahahahaha iffa hear

Word!!!


....Dnt mind all those bad belle piffo... Now is our turn to rule ...

PDP is a jester...!

EverestdeBliu:
You are not serious!

Who?

mazzi:
PDP has a good case if the proceed to court.you can't nominate another candidate once election has commenced.

OK, let's wait for the outcome

APC manipulating everything....it's our time o, we go do am for 16years. PDP should just forget it

georjay:
ah so pdp wan make dem cancel the election...hahahahahaha iffa hear

Are you reporting to Iffa or what? We already knew PDP as Ifa oracle

When I told somebody yesterday on this forum that PDP condolence message is a wishy wash and not what the person believe that PDP is the most matured party I was rebuked now they've showed their true colour

Mad people.

The election will go on. There can't be fresh primaries and James Faleke will be sworn-in as Governor.

One wonders why inDEPENDENT INEC had to wait for the unlawful directives from the subjective AGF. Let them keep setting illegal precedents and let their hangers-on continue supporting their unconstitutional acts. Notes are being taken.

mazzi:
PDP has a good case if the proceed to court.you can't nominate another candidate once election has commenced.

Mr broken record (aka Chief wailing wailer) has lost memory of how amaechi became governor in 2007. And you the apologist, you have no idea how Haruna Boni was substituted for Atiku Abubakar after the electoral body had declared Omehia and Atiku respectively the governors elect?

The greatest failure of a man is when he refuse to accept his faith.

PDP should be shameful of their vampire party. This statement coming from the party is loaded with suspicion. I don't think I make any error if I say PDP statement portrays them as the killer of Audu. They want to capture Kogi with all possible forces in their custody.

No doubt that the first propaganda surfacing on social media accusing Tinubu is PDP handwork

May God deliver us from PDP vampires

Metuh shut up your dirty mouth

Freegift75:

Are you reporting to Iffa or what? We already knew PDP as Ifa oracle

oh i b think say dem be orunmila before o

This is exactly what I am saying. For the institutions to retain their integrity, the best thing for the government to do is to ask the INEC chairman to resign, and ask the AGF to revert his stance. How can you allow an election that was conducted two weeks after the board was reconstituted, to stand. And to add to it, this whole Audu issue, together with the results being inconclusive. You still decide to go on with the charade. The government, should wake up and do the right thing. The election should be cancelled and a new date set.

Nurse Metuh should shut his dirty mouth

TonyeBarcanista:
The election will go on. There can't be fresh primaries and James Faleke will be sworn-in as Governor.

Don't take it too personal bro..

calm down..

D ruling party is playing with fire, And when it start burning, it will consume all of us, D attitude of we must win it all will surely lead Nigeria to a failed State.
Zombie, katsina dullard
I hate dis man

freez2ryme:
D ruling party is playing with fire, And when it start burning, it will consume all of us, D attitude of we must win it all will surely lead Nigeria to a failed State.
Zombie, katsina dullard
I hate dis man

Na wa oh! By their posts we know them

Useless party.

Cry cry baby!

Hahahahahahahahahahaha!
Dis Nurse Metuh na complete olodo. If he was a Lawyer, a charge and bail will dust him in the customary court.

.

Useless party.

ki02020:
When I told somebody yesterday on this forum that PDP condolence message is a wishy wash and not what the person believe that PDP is the most matured party I was rebuked now they've showed their true colour

Whereas the PDP, in honour of the sanctity of
human life and respect for the dead, had since
Sunday refrained from making comments on the
conduct of the election, we can no longer maintain
such in the face of the barefaced attack on our
democracy.

maupe:
This is exactly what I am saying. For the institutions to retain their integrity, the best thing for the government to do is to ask the INEC chairman to resign, and ask the AGF to revert his stance. How can you allow an election that was conducted two weeks after the board was reconstituted, to stand. And to add to it, this whole Audu issue, together with the results being inconclusive. You still decide to go on with the charade. The government, should wake up and do the right thing. The election should be cancelled and a new date set.

Dear Maupe, the respect I give you while conducting interviews on Channel TV seems to be getting cold! I never believed you could ever utter such barbaric post.

It's a disappointment