₦airaland Forum

Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, presidential candidate of the People’s Trust (PT), one of the political parties contesting the postponed presidential elections, has said it is unfair to link President Muhammadu Buhari with the postponement of the 2019 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Olawepo-Hashim, who condemned the hasty decision by INEC without consultations with the critical stakeholders said he did not see how the postponement will benefit President Buhari who is the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

While calling for a free, fair and violence-free elections, Olawepo-Hashim said he doubts if the electoral umpire can get things right in just one week especially given the fact that the 2015 general elections was postponed by six weeks.

“On the issue of postponement, this is not the first time we are seeing this. We saw it under former President Olusegun Obasanjo. We saw it under Goodluck Jonathan.

“Even the election that produced President Buhari was postponed by six weeks but Jonathan did not benefit from that postponement. I did not see how the postponement will benefit the incumbent President.

“But what is important is that INEC must not do things hastily. If they postpone for six weeks under Jonathan, why should it be one week now? Are they saying they would have gotten everything right by next week?”

“So, whatever they have not done right now, can they to do it in one week? They need to do things properly so that we can have a credible election. So, I don’t believe President Buhari has anything to do with this.

“My belief is that INEC leadership should not put themselves under unnecessary pressure. They should do their job properly and let’s have a credible election,” he said.
https://www.independent.ng/i-dont-see-how-postponement-of-election-will-benefit-buhari-olawepo-hashim/

we can't wait to tell Buhari and APC ,bye bye.

Delay is not denial

“But what is important is that INEC must not do things hastily. If they postpone for six weeks under Jonathan, why should it be one week now? Are they saying they would have gotten everything right by next week?”

I heard Today is a holy Saturday

Lol. Shey the AGF have been ordering INEC to postpone election in Zamfara state and now somebody will now tell me Buhari has no hand in this?

I don't see how it will benefit Buhari too. If Nigerians say enough is enough, no amount of postponement can change that. Ask Goodluck Jonathan

Let the children of keep blaming Buhari for everything, even the that can't sleep with his will blame Buhari for it

nelronaldo:
Lol. Shey the AGF have been ordering INEC to postpone election in Zamfara state and now somebody will now tell me Buhari has no hand in this?

Are you saying the postponement the AGF is calling for is a one week postponement and in your reasoning that would be enough to resolve the situation in zamfara?

Please we need more sensible argument before people turns nairaland to a trash

ur eyes are too old to see

I thought this man has sense, can't you see that sensitive electoral materials have already found their way into unauthorized hands where they will be thumb printed all week in the name of Buhari and by 23rd they just announce the fake result

The PDP will not understand!

focus7:
Are you saying the postponement the AGF is calling for is a one week postponement and in your reasoning that would be enough to resolve the situation in zamfara?

Please we need more sensible argument before people turns nairaland to a trash

I don't care if one week will be enough to resolve the situation in Zamfara. My point is you guys were already calling for the election to be postponed before it was. At least we all heard when the AGF said the election in Zamfara should be postponed.

focus7:
Are you saying the postponement the AGF is calling for is a one week postponement and in your reasoning that would be enough to resolve the situation in zamfara?

Please we need more sensible argument before people turns nairaland to a trash

I don't care if one week will be enough to resolve the situation in Zamfara. My point is you guys were already calling for the election to be postponed before it was. At least we all heard when the AGF said the election in Zamfara should be postponed. Don't quote me. I have no business with Buharists

Understand what?

MrAJQ:
The PDP will not understand!

All these yorubas candidates are apc incognito