We’ve Lost Confidence In INEC – APC

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said it has lost confidence in  the Chairman of the  Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega over the controversies trailing the  conduct of November 16 governorship election in Anambra State.

The interim  National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this yesterday, in Abeokuta, during the 2013 annual lecture of the Freelance and Independent Broadcasters’ Association of Nigeria, Ogun State chapter.

The APC spokesman who delivered a lecture on ‘Nigeria, 53 Years After: Problems and Prospects,’ however, accused the Presidency of employing means to ensure that the APC lost the Anambra governorship elections.

He described the Anambra election as very important election and a dry run to Ekiti, Osun and 2015 elections, saying, ”if we don’t get it right now, it portends trouble for Nigeria.

“No amount of mobilisation or registration you do will help you if the umpire remains the INEC. If the treatment you are going to get is the one you got in Anambra. As of today, if INEC chairman can admit that somebody tried to compromise the register in Idemili North, then how are we sure any register anywhere is save?

“If they can compromise election in Idemili North, so they can do also in Ekiti or Ondo. Actually we should be more concerned about INEC than political parties. Political parties are like football teams, they want to win matches but it is for the referee to ensure that every team follows and obeys the rules.

“This is why I think Nigeria has a problem because INEC as we have today, we do not believe has the integrity to conduct any further elections in Nigeria.

“For us in APC, the matter is very clear. Anambra election is not about APC versus PDP or APGA, it is about APC versus the Presidency. Otherwise, how do we explain that PDP, whose candidate was not allowed to vote in that election, will rush to the press and say the election was free and fair?

Culled from Vanguard