The People Democratic Party, the Labour Party and the African Democratic Congress have requested the Chairaman of the Independent Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, to step down from his role.
The three gatherings in a joint public interview on Tuesday, in Abuja, claimed that the February 2023 official and Public Get together races were defaced with brutality, gear and terrorizing of electorate.
The gatherings requested the lead of new races.
“We are consequently compelled by this improvement to express that INEC compromised the honesty of this political race even before grouping initiated at the surveying units.
“Segment 60 sub-area 5 of the Electing Act says that the directing official will move the outcomes, including complete number of licensed electors and the consequences of the polling forms in a way as recommended by the commission.
“An inability to follow the arrangements of the Electing Act and the rules makes it basic that all results as of late transferred on the IReV entry should be refreshed before they are declared.
“INEC backpedaled on that commitment… This political race isn’t free and a long way from being fair and straightforward.
“We will not be essential for the appointive cycle presently happening at the Public Gathering Community and we request that this joke of a political race be promptly dropped.
“We likewise require a new political race to be done in understanding to the set down INEC technique.
“We in this manner approach Yakubu to move to one side from his job,” the LP Public Director, Julius Abure, who conveyed the place of the three resistance groups, said.
The gatherings requested that Yakubu move to one side from his job as INEC Executive for a “solid character” outside the commission to have his spot and manage the interaction that would be OK to all partners and will reestablish the certainty of the global local area, the vote based cycle and foundations.
“We have an obligation to the large numbers of Nigerians who put their confidence in us and our official contender to shield our country from the powers that look to destroy us,” he added.
The gatherings thusly approached the President, Significant General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to remain by his guarantee to Nigerians to leave a tradition of a free, fair, straightforward and dependable political race.
Abure said, “President Buhari, this is the hour of incredible trial of your uprightness, utilize your office to save Nigeria from this discretionary fumble and save your inheritance.
“We approach Nigerians to go along with us in shielding the majority rules system of our country.”
Present at the press instructions close by LP’s Abure are the PDP Public Director, Iyorchia Ayu; as well as their ADC partner, Ralph Nwosu.
