2019: Secondus warns INEC chairman against manipulation

THE National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus on Wednesday warned the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu that history would be unkind to him if the Commission under his watch failed to conduct free and fair elections in 2019.

‎Secdus who gave the warning in Abuja while reciving the Election team of the Economic Community of West Africa states ECOWAS led by Mohammad alleged that the electoral commission was working in conjunction with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to rig the election in 2019.

He however declared that manipulation of election in 2019 would be a recipe for crisis in the country and the INEC Chairman would be held accountable.

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Prince Secondus alleged that the Commission used the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states as rehearsal to practice their rigging strategy for 2019.

According to him, “they have finished their rigging arrangements with pre loaded 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”.

He alleged that the commission’s rigging agenda was being propelled by the security agencies especially with the current Inspector General of Police who had proved to be the most violent bias Police boss in the country.

He disclosed that the PDP was using the INEC template they saw in Ektiti and Osun states to reiterate its lack of confidence in the commission as nothing had happened to show that there was going to do anything different from what they did in those two states.

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 elections.

The National Chairman commended the Judiciary for standing up for democracy pointing out that without that arm of the government, the country would have been a banana republic.

The leader of the five man team of the sub region body. Mohammed stressed the need to have credible elections in Nigeria as it would go a long way to deep en democracy in the region.