The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) charges the Chairman of the Independent
\nNational Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, not to succumb
\nto pressure by the Presidency, to return Mrs. Amina Zakari as Director of
\nOperations.<\/p>\n
The PDP also charges INEC not to change its statute-backed stand on the
\nexclusion of Zamfara state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
\nfrom presenting candidates in the 2019 general elections, following its
\nfailure to conduct congresses.<\/p>\n
The PDP cautioned that Nigerians are already aware of the pressure from
\nthe Buhari Presidency to return Amina Zakari, a blood relation of
\nPresident Muhammadu Buhari, as Director Operation, so that they can use
\nher to manipulate the electoral processes and rig the election for
\nPresident Buhari.<\/p>\n
While the PDP notes the redeployment of Amina Zakari to another
\ndirectorate, the party nevertheless, reaffirms its position that her
\ncontinuous stay in the commission constitutes a threat to free, fair and
\ncredible 2019 general elections, given her relationship with President
\nBuhari, who is a major contender in the election.<\/p>\n
Amina Zakari\u2019s removal as Director of Operations has been hailed by
\nmajority of Nigerians, a fact, which shows that voters had already lost
\nconfidence in her integrity to hold such a sensitive position, for which
\nthey prefer her outright removal from the commission.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Nigerians are also already abreast of the provisions of the
\nlaw leading to the exclusion of Zamfara state APC chapter from presenting
\ncandidates for the elections and we caution INEC against any
\ncontemplations to change the rules for the APC.<\/p>\n
The case of Amina Zakari and that of Zamfara APC constitute another direct
\nintegrity test for Prof. Yakubu on his capacity, integrity and readiness
\nfor free, fair and credible general elections in 2019.<\/p>\n
The PDP therefore charges Prof. Yakubu to ensure that he remains on the
\nside of the people and take urgent steps to weed the commission of
\ncompromised officials, as Nigerians will accept nothing short of a
\ntransparent process in their quest for a replacement for the reckless,
\nvindictive, incompetent and anti-people Buhari-led APC administration.<\/p>\n
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) charges the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, not to succumb to pressure by the Presidency, to return Mrs. Amina…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n