Iwu Must Go Now’—Protesters storm Abuja

A campaign for the immediate sack and prosecution of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu, commenced in Abuja, this morning.

According to the organisers who stormed Abuja with anti-Iwu banners and posters today, to address a press conference, the anti-Iwu campaign which is tagged “ Iwu Must Go” will be taken to all the states of the federation. The National coordinator of the campaign, Barrister Benedict Ezeagu, said it was not only necessary to sack Iwu but prosecute him for conducting one of the worst general elections in Africa and for squandering N54.5 billion “on a charade called April 2007 general elections.”

Ezeagu told P.M.NEWS, this morning, that over 10 million petitions against the continued stay of Iwu had been received from Nigerians. He also asked more Nigerians to send in their petition through the e-mail address, accessrealife@yahoo.com. He said they can also send their petition to 64, Alli Akilo Crescent at Aso Villa, Abuja. Ezeagu said he would send those petitions demanding for the immediate sack and prosecution of Maurice Iwu to the presidency and the National Assembly.

According to him, over 100 National Assembly, House of Assembly and governorship election results declared by Iwu had been nullified by various election tribunals. Ezeagu also said  over 2,000 Nigerians were killed in the so-called April 2007 general elections. “Our effort at democratic leadership was thwarted by the devastating rate of electoral robbery called the April 2007 general elections. We say no to electoral brigandage and the Maurice Iwu-led INEC. We say yes to the immediate implementation of the Uwais’ electoral recommendation,” Ezeagu said.