The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Nigerians have lost confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for attempting to cover its complicity in the widespread impunity recorded in last Saturday’s Kano local council elections.

DAILY POST recalls that INEC had said in a press statement that the disturbing reports of underage voting that emerged from the just concluded local polls in Kano State did not relate to any election it conducted or had responsibility for.


According to the national electoral body, the clarification was necessary in order to allay public worries over the credibility of the 2019 elections.

However, the PDP insisted that it was INEC that registered and documented minors as voters in the first place and as such should not in any way attempt to exonerate itself of involvement in the electoral fraud, simply because it did not directly conduct the elections.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Wednesday, said “the press release by INEC, wherein it tried to exonerate itself from culpability in the participation of minors in Kano election, clearly shows that INEC under Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is completely unreliable and cannot be trusted.

“We ask: Who is fooling who? Is it not INEC that registered the minors and issued them with Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVC) to participate in elections as clearly documented in the Kano council election? Can INEC truly acquit itself as the original culprit who set the stage for the eventual participation of the minors and overall rigging of the elections?


“By resorting to lame excuses and trying to exonerate itself at a time it should be taking decisive steps to protect the sanctity of its sensitive materials such as the PVC, this INEC has shown that it cannot be relied upon as a responsible and trustworthy electoral umpire.

“Indeed, if this INEC was serious about the sanctity of sensitive electoral materials, by now, it should have ordered the immediate review of its voter register in Kano and Katsina states, fishing out and prosecuting those who registered the minors and clean up the electoral system in the affected states.

“Viewed alongside series of numerous other irregularities being allowed by INEC to favor the ruling APC, including alleged conspiracy with APC-controlled security operatives to intimidate opposition members and manipulate elections as witnessed in the last Saturday’s Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency Supplementary election in Katsina state, any reasonable person will decode that INEC, as presently constituted, has serious questions to answer, especially as we approach the 2019 general elections.

“While we now hold the statement by INEC as part of our strong evidence of irregularities and violations in the elections, we charge the commission to redeem its name by immediately reviewing and sanitizing its voter registers in affected states, particularly, Kano and Katsina, as that it the only way it can demonstrate its dependability to Nigerians.


“Finally, we want INEC to note, and in very strong terms too, that Nigerians will not accept anything short of credible, free and fair general election. The commission should therefore ensure that it does not allow itself to be used by the APC against the will of the people, particularly in the 2019 elections, as such will be highly resisted.”


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PDP

Finally, we want INEC to note, and in very strong terms too, that Nigerians will not accept anything short of credible, free and fair general election. The commission should therefore ensure that it does not allow itself to be used by the APC against the will of the people, particularly in the 2019 elections, as such will be highly resisted

Concerned Nigerians and the opposition will resist any attempt by APC to return Buhari to power in 2019 by fraudulent means.

If his supporters are certain he has integrity and performed let him try his popularity / acceptance in a credible way by conducting free and fair election devoid of rigging / underage voters.

The country must move forward devoid of analogue leaders who have lost touch with reality.

madridguy:
PDP

Did what?

I'm happy PDP finally found its voice. And INEC should answer the salient point raise by PDP.

Who issued the minors with PVC?

madridguy:
PDP

Are you INEC Chairman or INEC spokesperson.

Maybe Una get thr answer from BMC

These are the same minors who gave the dullard high vote in the last election. No wonder Buhary appointed a Northern to head INEC while he himself is from the North. Very absurd!


If there would be a Free & Fair election in 2019, INEC chair by precedent should not come from the same region as the sitting president. Bias or evidence of being biased already exists...

What happened to the southern minors? Even the adults in the south refused to get their PVCs, hnw will the minors ever "wake up".

2019 is gonna be bloody which can even trigger revolution. that kwashiorkor of a man will not like going to daura

abeg,south no get minors?

That was how they got 2 million votes in Kano. If I remember what happened when I worked as an official during the 2006 census, I shake my head.

Take it or leave it, so far as we remain as one country, Nigeria is beyond repair.

Okoroawusa:
abeg,south no get minors?

The funny thing is that the southerners carrying out the process in the south would sabotage any effort to match the north in their craziness.

Chaii.
Underage amajiri wey no go school,no get sense,na dem de determine who go be president in d zoo.
It is finished,ogwusigo.

They should divide this sh!thole so we can have sanity, the northerners belong to the 18th century and the South shouldn't allow them to continue dragging us down till infinity. We have had enough disgrace from these guys to last us a lifetime

Underage voting is a norm in the North. truth about the north is that, their rules are entirely different from the south. They do things based on their collective gain as a people, They make decisions massively and cover up their tracks.

madridguy:
PDP

Be reasonable, even if it's just for once. Every normal human being should be really worried that kids are being given permanent voters card to vote in elections. This country is certainly headed to the rocks if things like this continue. Continue shouting PDP while things continue to deteriorate.

Buhari would never have become president of not for massive number of ineligible voters up north.

Kano with its high level of illiteracy did not have even one single vote voided.

Jega and INEC knew the role they played then.
That same shenanigan is being repeated under this new INEC boss with what happened in (again) Kano during last week's polls.

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Can you channel your energy in searching for Nnamdi Cownu?

BiafraIShere:
Be reasonable, even if it's just for once. Every normal human being should be really worried that kids are being given permanent voters card to vote in elections. This country is certainly headed to the rocks if things like this continue. Continue shouting PDP while things continue to deteriorate.

madridguy:
Can you channel your energy in searching for Nnamdi Cownu?

Se oro niyen bayi.

A nsoro pataki o nsoro pataki

Ki lo kan Kanu Pelu oro ti mbe nile bayi

It was INEC that registered them in the first place and issued them PVCs.
They should not tell us nonsense.

Elections results in the north are questionable

INEC lost credibility even since the time of Jega who cunningly gave us the most 'scientifically' rigged election in our nation's history.

The search light should be on Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Bauchi & Sokoto in 2019. Opposition should make it difficult for Bubu to rig the election using those underage alma.jiris.

INEC HAS BEEN COMPROMISED!

It's the height of foolishness for anyone to support inexpensive or make a brief on their behalf on this anomaly.

The kids that voted had voters card which inec is the sole agent for issuing such.

.... Saint admin indeed!

INEC be warned

2019 and kano elections would be a joke

They can't prevent the sai baba minions from voting..



Since buhari handpicked his kinsman as inec chairman

They gave kids pvcs up North
While adults in the south cannot get theirs

Yet somebody will call the dullard Mr integrity

No need to tell us... Na INEC dey in charge of registration so who else registered almajiris

The North wish to protect their clan in power forgetting that once bitten, twice shy........................

I don't know how but I'm convinced that Buhari will win 2019 election with widest possible margin ever. Atiku and co should bank their money and save themselves some stress.