Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has cautioned
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against setting a
dangerous and evil precedence in the political history of Nigeria by
declaring elections inconclusive.
The speaker, who was addressing a PDP NEC meeting in Abuja Wednesday, also
warned against craving for power at all costs just for the sake of being
in power and not for impacting lives positively.
Citing examples of elections recently conducted in Ghana and other African
countries, he noted that it is only in Nigeria that it is a practice to
declare elections inconclusive as there’s nothing like that in other
climes.
Observing that there is always a consequence for every actions, Dogara
said, “It will be very, very unfortunate that INEC, which is led by a
first class professor of HISTORY, will set this dangerous and unacceptable
precedence in our political history.
“What has happened is pure evil. Our consolation as faithful members of
this society is that evil does not last forever and no evil doer has ever
escaped punishment. …it is a law of nature, that whatever you sow is
what you will reap.”
Furthermore, he averred that , “For those who believe in power for the
sake of power and not because they want to empower people, not because
they want to better the lives of our People, there are also lessons they
can learn from history.
“History is replete with examples of all those who pursued power for the
sake of power. Whether it is Hitler, I don’t want to name more, one
example is enough. Their lives have always ended up in some tragedy, that
is the fate of anyone that seeks power for the sake of power. We have seen
that displayed in Nigeria and I wish we can take heed from the lessons of
history.”
He however charged PDP members not to despair because of the
supplementary elections that have been ordered by INEC for positions they
are contesting for, saying that the party won five out of the six states
where there will be reruns and God willing, victory will be theirs after
the exercise has been concluded.