A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu, has faulted the declaration of the Osun governorship election that held on September 22 as inconclusive.
Iwu, who was in office from June 2005 to April 2010, spoke on Sunday following the declaration of the guber poll as inconclusive due to vote difference by the Chief Returning Officer, Prof. Joseph Afuwape.

According to the former INEC boss, “Actually, in 2010 during the review of INEC’s Elections’ Manual, my committee and I as the chair, invented the inconclusive elections outcomes, particularly where elections did not hold for one reason or the other.

“However, we the initiators of the inconclusive elections realised that our proposal was against the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as Amended), particularly the presidential and the governorship elections and returns.

“Our proposals could be applied only in senatorial, House of Representatives, and state assembly elections and returns, for which the Constitution did not specify how these returns should be made.

“In this, what is required by the Constitution is that the ‘first past the post’ and/or that the candidate must have the polled majority of the votes cast.

“Secondly, that the candidate in addition to it, must obtain 25 per cent of the total votes cast in two-third of the LGAs of the state in question or of the states in case of presidential election. The electoral act or INEC guidelines cannot supersede the constitutional provisions for that purpose.

“As the constitution has clearly spelt out the manner and how a return should be made in the cases of governorship or presidential election returns.

“Now that the abuse of this tool is becoming obvious, the beneficiaries of this anomaly have refused to listen or adjust accordingly.

“God will surely help us.”

https://thewhistler.ng/amp/story/former-inec-chair-says-osun-election-was-conclusive/

First to comment for the 3rd time
El Suraj is the key
But we are watching in 3d

It's in the Constitution now. if it's not, lawyers like Ekweremadu would have faulted it

Sure

That is how different news from different angles will be coming up, all i know is that INEC has tried in ensuring that the election is fair and free. just that Politicians and their desperate acts are making it difficult for INEC, Secondly the Federal Government deserve accolade by not influencing the outcome as we have experience in 2007..

I actually thought this same argument canvassed by some lawyers and the PDP itself was just a propaganda tool and the party trying to blackmail the electoral empire.
But now that Iwu has clearly stated its antecedents and the only constitutional provisions it should apply,its clear that Adeleke should have been declared the winner.
Its a tricky situation now.
If PDP loses after participating in the re-run,it has shot itself in the foot,legally.
I feel PDP should held to court to stop the rerun and compel INEC to declare Adeleke the winner of the election already.

seborrhic:
I actually thought this same argument canvassed by some lawyers and the PDP itself was just a propaganda tool and the party trying to blackmail the electoral empire.
But now that Iwu has clearly stated its antecedents and the only constitutional provisions it should apply,its clear that Adeleke should have been declared the winner.
Its a tricky situation now.
If PDP loses after participating in the re-run,it has shot itself in the foot,legally.
I feel PDP should heard to court to stop the rerun and compel INEC to declare Adeleke the winner of the election already.

My thought as well

Every sane person knows INEC is only buying time to give APC ample time to refine their rigging and result alteration strategy...

They will fry Mr Iwu for this.

He spoke the clean truth.

FarahAideed:
Every sane person knows INEC is only buying time to give APC ample time to refine their rigging and result alteration strategy...

Hehehehe

If my memory serves me right, they did a similar thing in Edo when APC felt they hadn't quite perfected their rigging plans and got the election postponed!

Hmmm

Osun have said NO to apc, is it by force?

Lot

Wow....

This will be too much for zombies to handle.

Not everyone is foolish to not know the truth

We no longer have INEC (Independent National Electoral Commission), what we have now is ANEC (APC National Electoral Commission)

2019 will really be interesting

Even in the same state,they cancelled 10LGA and they didn't have a re-run.

Most time we are the cause of the bad democracy in this country.

https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2010/11/26/aregbesola-declared-osun-governor-court-sacks-onyinloa/

Ok

Maurice Iwu... The most current Nigeria... Obasanjo errand boy. Where has he been hidden since?

Buhari has bribed them..




Please see my signature, thanks

PDP won...,,.we all know

Iwu my Man, the retired grandfather of Election Abracadabra and Balloting Magic

BMC Zombies will cry all over this thread now.

We told Nigerians that democracy will surely be destroyed under APC & Gen. Buhary.

Bishop1monte:
First to comment for the 3rd time
El Suraj is the key
But we are watching in 3d

It's in the construction now. if it's not, lawyers like Ekweremadu would have faulted it

construction nii


Make grammarNazi catch u.

He is saying the truth now that he is no longer in ther office. Risks are those who are in the office and speaks the truth for they may lose their jobs.

Xander85:


Hehehehe

If my memory serves me right, they did a similar thing in Edo when APC felt they hadn't quite perfected their rigging plans and got the election postponed!

Is obvious your memory do not serve you right bcz the APC win pdp in Edom state hands down.

Hmmm

Blame game begins!!

ehn

This means more misinterpretation of the electoral law awaits well meaning Nigerians as we look forward to the 2019 general election. Anyway, this is why one have to expect the unexpected when it comes to Nigeria politics.