Secondus meets ECOWAS, makes fresh allegations against APC, Buhari govt
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has warned the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu that history will be unkind to him if he fails to conduct free and fair election in 2019.
Secondus said that manipulation of election in 2019 would be a recipe for crisis in the country and the INEC Chairman will be held accountable.
He spoke on Wednesday while hosting Election Team of the Economic Community of West Africa States, ECOWAS, led by Mohammad Conteh at the party’s National Campaign headquarters in Maitama, Abuja.
The opposition leader insisted that the electoral commission was working in conjunction with the Buhari-led All Progressives Congress, APC, government to rig next year’s polls.
According to a statement from his media adviser, Ike Abonyi, Secondus alleged that INEC used the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states as rehearsal to practice their rigging strategy for 2019.
“They have finished their rigging arrangements with preloaded cards and special election result sheets all doctored to Favour the ruling APC.
“The INEC Chairman has no strong will to follow our electoral laws and constitution as well as the laid down international standards in his processes towards 2019 and we want to let the World know this before it happens.
“They have finished plots to isolate states of Kano, Benue, Rivers, Buachi, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Imo and Kwara and Lagos for disruption during the general election so they can plan well to mobilize the rigging”, Seconds said.
He alleged that the commission’s rigging agenda is being propelled by the security agencies especially with the current Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris whom he described as bias.
Prince Secondus advised INEC to disregard the size of Nigeria and go to Ghana and pick some lessons on how to conduct free and fair election.
The National Chairman, however, commended the Judiciary for standing up for democracy pointing out that without that arm of the government, the country would have become Banana Republic.
