By David Kabiyesi
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come hard on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its campaign of calumny against its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, witness.com can report.
Speaking in Abuja on Friday, Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi slammed the aggrieved party and warned its chieftains to stop the call for Yakubu’s resignation or face lawsuits.
“Interestingly, the PDP did not provide any convincing evidence to back up all the spurious allegations it listed as Yakubu’s “infractions”.
“To be sure, the PDP failed to provide any evidence to substantiate the allegations of Yakubu’s “brazen violation of the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022, INEC’s Regulations and Guidelines, and criminal manipulation and alteration of election results”.
“The PDP also did not give the evidence to prove its claims that Prof. Yakubu “sabotaged the uploading and transmission of results from polling units,” he said.
“To be sure, INEC does not rig elections. Rather, the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has, since its introduction, among other innovations, ensuring the integrity of the electoral process by ensuring that only properly registered voters are allowed to vote on election day.”
“It is common knowledge that the PDP has rejected the outcome of the presidential election and has vowed to challenge it in court.
“The path of honor for the party, therefore, is to pursue its case in court, armed with all the evidence at its disposal, and wait for the court’s decision.
”But going about canvassing the same issues the party intends to plead in court on the pages of newspapers and calling for the resignation of the INEC Chairman is like putting the cart before the horse.
