The People Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Council, Anambra office and the candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), for Aguata one state constituency in Anambra state house of Assembly, Engr. Godwin Ezeno has reacted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) decision to postpone the Presidential/National Assembly and Gubernatorial/House of Assembly Elections to Saturday, February 23, 2019, and Saturday, March 9, 2019, respectively.
The council Publicity director in the state, Mr.Okoli Akirika, in a press statement, in Awka, the Anambra state capital, said the postponement of the election has demonstrated the maniacal incompetence and gross insensitivity of INEC.
He said the manner of burning the INEC materials, the bravado of alleged preparedness to conduct the election and the timing of the rescheduling demonstrate that INEC is compromise and uninspiring.
He said that Nigerians are resolute and unflagging that APC has failed and deserved to be voted out.
He, therefore, urged members across the country remain calm and come out emasse to vote for PDP in all the incoming elections.
In his reaction, he said the umpire knowns why the postponed the election. According to him, he said he is not happy with the development, but if the election was main to be rigged by the majority parties contesting for the polls then INEC should maintain its stands for the interest our Democratic sustainability.
This episode is, therefore, a huge disappointment to us and to our teeming supporters nationwide and around the world, many of whom have come into the country to exercise their franchise, he added.
He called on the electorate to vote out Buhari, Atiku and allowed the presidential candidate of YPP Prof. Kinsley Mogaholu to address the all-around challenges facing the country.
A trader cum plumber, Mr Olivier Onyibor, on reaction, condemned what he described as a signed of frustrating over 80 million Nigeria’s youths.
He said President Muhammadu Buhari has failed Nigeria youth for his inability to cooperate fully with INEC by ensuring everything it demanded to conduct free and fair elections as promise during the signing of peace accord agreement.
A nursing mother of six, Mrs Theresa Akpo, who sales pepper, tin tomatoes, garri, among other soup condiments, locally called table market at the popular eke-Awka market within the state capital, said she is disappointed of been a Nigerian, when asked why the disappointment, she said why would our leaders be treating the voiceless ones in such manner.
My husband left home about 11 pm on Friday to his Oga country home, a distance of 3 hours from the state capital to vote and come back for his taxi driving business on Saturday evening, but to my surprise the election was shifted which has affected our two time square meal.
She called on INEC to ensure free and Fair election on February 23 and March 9 and not to be biased in favour of uneconomical candidates.