…Demands INEC boss sack
A group, the Arewa Citizens Watch for Good Governance (ACWGG) has called on Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and members of his team to humbly resign so as to enable an independent probe into allegation of insertion of foreigners names in the voters’ register.
The call was made by the Chairman, Arewa Citizens Watch for Good Governance. (ACWGG), Hon. Mohammed Grema Adamu, in an issued statement yesterday.
According to the group, As some of you may be aware, on 15th of September, 2022 one Ikenga Ugochinyere Michael addressed a world press titled: Omuma Magic, wherein he alleged that 15,000 foreign names were registered in the rural village of the Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodinma. He further alleged that this criminal electoral treason was carried out in over 18 states that will help generate 10M fake votes using preloaded fake accreditation.
While it is not in our place to speak for the government on this allegation, we have noted with great dismay the unholy silence from the INEC Chairman and his team. We have no other option than to believe that, after Ikengas allegation of treason, they must have reached out to him and furnished him with the baseless and unfounded allegation of pressure to compromise the 2023 general elections.
On the strength of the foregoing, we wish to demand that the bulk stops on the INEC Chairmans office, hence, the weighty allegation of criminal electoral treason levelled against him by Ikenga and his co-travellers must not be swept aside. That Prof Yakubu and Members of his team should humbly resign so as to enable independent probe into allegations of insertion of foreigners names in our voters register.
We hereby pass a vote of confidence on President Buhari-led administrations commitment to deliver credible elections come 2023, as he has done in other States during the off -season election.
Where Prof Mahmood fails to resign, we will be forced to petition President Muhammadu Buhari, Honourable Minister of Justice, the National Assembly, US Embassy; European Union; British High Commission and other key actors in the electoral process on the danger of retaining the seeming compromised Prof. Yakubu.
At the instance where we feel our demands are not being treated with needed gloves, we shall be forced to come out in our numbers and occupy all INEC offices in the region, including the National Headquarters., the groups threatened.
