Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos
The Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it will not allow the People’s
Democratic Party (PDP) dictate to it how it will conduct the 2019
general elections.
Speaking in a chat with INDEPENDENT, Rotimi
Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary (CPS), to the INEC Chairman also warned
the PDP to desist from its personal attacks on one of its National
Commissioners, Mrs Amina Zakari.
“What is this crazy phobia about
Amina Zakari? Why is one political party paranoid about this woman?
There are 12 National Commissioners in INEC, why are they singling her
out always? We are not going to allow one political party to dictate to
us how to manage our affairs.
“If they have any problem with
Amina Zakari, they should let us know. She was appointed by former
President Goodluck Jonathan under the PDP government. She was not
appointed under the present dispensation. Throughout the time she was
there under Jega, this same PDP did not see anything wrong with her.
Every national commissioner is entitled to having a renewed term and her
term was renewed.
“This woman has a family, children and yet
people are just attacking her for nothing. What did she do? Would they
be happy if anybody is doing this to their wives?
“The way INEC
is structured, not even the INEC chairman can rig the election in favour
of any political party or any candidate in this country today.
“He
is incapable of doing so because the system will not allow it. So, if
the INEC Chairman cannot rig, where is the national commissioner that
wants to rig?”
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