Resign if you can’t conduct credible election, PDP’s Ajayi blasts INEC Chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Agboola Ajayi, in the ongoing Ondo State governorship election, has asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Yakub Mahmood, to resign if he cannot conduct a credible election. Ajayi said this speaking with newsmen after after he voted at his polling unit 4 Idumado Quarter […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Agboola Ajayi, in the ongoing Ondo State governorship election, has asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Yakub Mahmood, to resign if he cannot conduct a credible election.
Ajayi said this speaking with newsmen after after he voted at his polling unit 4 Idumado Quarter Kiribo in Ese-Odo LGA.
The PDP candidate voted after a few minutes’ battle with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine for accreditation.
He accused the INEC of compromise in the delay capturing experienced by himself and some other voters across the state.
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Ajayi said the INEC under Prof Attahiru Jega was to conducting “an internationally acceptable election,” but accused Mahood – led commission of dropping in the standards.
“I think Nigerians should call on the chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu. If he cannot do the job, he should just resign. This is embarrassing. This is sad and Nigerians are not happy, ” he said.
Ajayi also faulted the presence of armed military officers and security agents, saying we are not at war.
Ajayi added that, “If INEC can not conduct a successful in election in one state you must know that we are running into anarchy.”