THE UNENDING GOVERNORSHIP TUSSLE IN ENUGU AND ABIA STATES, INEC’S DANGEROUS ADVENTURE AND THE LINGERING FATE OF THE PEOPLE’S WILL
Official Statement of The Ohanaeze NDIGBO Worldwide (Youth Wing)
OHANAEZE NDIGBO WORLDWIDE YOUTH WING, witnesses with alarming curiousity, the continued refusal of the INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION’s inability to bring to a conclusive end the Gubernatorial elections for Enugu and Abia States respectively, and to declare the official results.
It is indeed unfortunate that Prof Mamood Yakubu, despite the monumental funds appropriated to conduct an election devoid of unnecessary complications, has toed the path of infamy in the execution of the process.
INEC, has based its decision to suspend the collation of results in both states on grounds that in reality, appear to be aimed at nothing short of the outright subversion of the will of majority of voters in both LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
As is the case of Enugu State, the elections in Nkanu East and Nsukka had already been collated by the Returning Officers, and should have been summed up immediately, followed by a declaration of the results and the returned candidate.
It then begs the question- Why hesitate to announce already collated results?
OBINGWA LGA, is an interesting twist . INEC, seems to be willing to subvert and tactically bypass her own rules in the case of Obingwa, which saddled the Local Government EOs to “Compulsory”announce results as collated from the polling unit, to ward level and finally to Local Government for onward dispatch to Umuahia, the State Capital.
OHANAEZE NDIGBO WORLDWIDE YOUTH WING, therefore demand the immediate announcement of OBINGWA LGA result as collated by the different layers of electoral units and subsequently declare the winner.
It is pertinent to note that failure to announce these results, within 24hrs, will be viewed as an obvious sign to further disintegrate Ndi Ndigbo.
Signed
Mazi Chika Art Adiele
National Publicity Secretary