Monday, 9 February 2015

National Assembly will probe postponement of polls- Senator Saraki

Former Kwara State governor and Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki, on Monday assured that the National Assembly will investigate the recent postponement of general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

In a statement issued in Abuja, Saraki said: “As soon as the National Assembly reconvenes, we will look into this issue of postponement and take steps to ensure that our electoral process is not tampered with any further. As leaders of this nation, it is our duty to protect our nascent democracy.”
“While we recognize the severity of the security challenges facing Nigeria today, sadly, these challenges are not new. It has been almost a year since Boko Haram kidnapped 200 of our schoolgirls in Chibok.”

“Thousands of men, women, and children have now died at the hands of Boko Haram and thousands are displaced. However, security should not be used as an excuse to delay our elections and obstruct democracy.”

“The delay in elections is an obstruction of democracy led by President Goodluck Jonathan and PDP. APC has been calling for a free, fair, and transparent elections for our country.”

“The delay in elections hinders this call. INEC is expected to act independently but unfortunately is being guided by government who believe they are about to lose an election and have decided to stop the election to re-strategize.”

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