- An APC chieftain in Kwara, Yakubu Gobir, advised INEC to change ballot papers for the forthcoming presidential election and National Assembly elections
- Gobir also advised the electoral commission to introduce security features so as to avoid any form of rigging
- The APC leader added that INEC would have made use of NSPMC instead of local suppliers in the printing of the ballot papers and other election materials
The Waziri Hausa and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state, Yakubu Gobir, has reportedly advised Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to change the ballot papers to prevent rigging.
Daily Trust reports that Gobir said that the sudden postponement of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections by INEC showed that Nigeria’s democracy is still at its infancy.
The APC chieftain advised INEC to change the ballot papers and introduce security features so as to avoid any form of rigging.
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He added that the commission would have made use of NSPMC instead of local suppliers in the printing of the ballot papers and other election materials.
He alleged that some political parties had spent billions of naira in the run-up of Saturday’s elections to sway voters which according to him, is difficult again to come by before the new date fixed for another round of elections.
He noted that all eyes are on the electoral commission as history would judge Professor Mahmood Yakubu and his team as the political situation in the country unfolds.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that two international election observers, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI) supported the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s postponement of the 2019 general elections.
The observers in a joint statement sent to journalists on Monday, February 18 by Tony Awesu, head of media of NDI, said INEC's decision will ensure credible polls.
According to Awesu, NDI/IRI fully endorsed the postponement of the 2019 elections in Nigeria and will continue to support Nigeria’s democratic development.
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