The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has berated the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole over his call for the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmoud Yakubu.
He explained that that Yakubu's resignation may cause more havoc to the commission than good in conducting credible, fair and fair elections. The Minister while addressing newsmen at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo state said Oshiomhole should also be ready to resign for conducting the most horrible and corrupt primaries in the history of the country.
“When Oshiomole supervised that party primaries election, which can be described as most horrible and corrupt in the history of the party, who called for his resignation?
“I will not support such call for the resignation of the INEC chairman. To err is human. We have not seen any political motivation as to what has happened in INEC.
“If Oshiomolhe calls for the resignation of the INEC chairman, he should also be preparing to resign as chairman of APC for conducting primaries marred by irregularities, and even accused of corruption in its conduct. Did anybody ask him to resign for the horrible management of primary elections under his watch?
“This is the first election that professor Yakubu would be conducting, so we need to give him the benefit of doubt and I will advise that all the political parties should be vigilant. If you bring in another chairman, when does such a person begin to learn the process? Or will you on the basis of that call for another rescheduling of the elections? Certainly, it is unacceptable for anyone to ask for the resignation of INEC chairman”.
