A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his defence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He recently had his say while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, and Nigerians have been reacting.
Reacting to Tinubu saying that INEC has remained neutral despite criticisms from opposition parties, Okonkwo argued that the electoral body has not done enough to earn Nigerians’ confidence.
He concluded by accusing the President of speaking on behalf of the electoral commission instead of addressing public concerns about its credibility.
His words, “It is very sad. Any country that has a president who has morphed into the chief spokesperson of INEC is in trouble.
You can imagine President Tinubu telling the whole world that INEC is neutral. The same Tinubu who, during the 2015 campaign, said they would form a parallel government if INEC rigged the election.
The same people who were once critical of INEC are now saying INEC is neutral. An INEC that recorded a technical glitch in 2023 and has not satisfactorily explained it to Nigerians cannot simply be declared neutral.
We are urging INEC to be neutral; as of today, it is not.
Tinubu should not even allow the election to hold; he should resign and go in peace.
I had boasted that ADC does not have any legal challenge because we know the only challenge it has is the APC trying to use some instruments in the judiciary to litigate us out of existence. We resisted them, and they are failing and falling like a pack of cards.”
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