The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the
decision by President Goodluck Jonathan to summon INEC Chairman Attahiru
Jega to a meeting that was not attended by other political parties in
Abuja on Tuesday is part of ongoing moves to compromise the integrity of
the electoral commission, which is expected to be fair and neutral.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by its National Publicity
Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said it is wrong for the President,
who himself is a candidate in the forthcoming elections, to be summoning
the electoral umpire at will, especially when such meetings are
populated by his appointees.
APC said whatever briefings must be given by the INEC chairman on the
elections must have in attendance the representatives of all the
political parties that will participate in the elections.
It also decried clandestine meetings between some key presidency and
INEC officials with a view to rigging the elections, warning the
presidency to steer clear of the electoral officials if indeed they are
desirous of a free, fair, credible and peaceful elections.
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