Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of INEC, has been requested to resign by both the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party....CONTINUE READING
The decision was made by both parties at a joint press conference held by their vice presidential candidates on Tuesday in Abuja. Also, they requested that INEC in Abuja retract the results of the presidential election.
But, in a prompt response, INEC rejected the calls, stating that Mr. Yakubu would not resign and that displeased parties should direct their complaints in accordance with the electoral regulations.
According to PREMIUM TIMES, PDP and LP representatives left the national collation center in Abuja on Monday after the INEC chairman insisted that the process would go on even though the commission has not yet uploaded the results of all polling units to the INEC web site, IReV.
The PDP and LP requested that the electoral commission halt the ongoing results tally and declare the elections null and void on Tuesday at a joint press conference.
They charged the commission with corruption and demanded that Mr. Yakubu vacate his post as the head of the electoral umpire so that someone else could oversee the polls.
But Mr Oyekanmi said there are procedures for addressing grievances and that asking the chairman to step down is not one of them.
In a short statement, he said the call for the INEC Chairman’s resignation was misplaced.
