Top Catholic Priest Tells Buhari to Sack INEC Chairman Over Poor Conduct of 2023 Presidential, NASS Polls
- President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to sack the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu
- Reverend Father Magnus Ebere, the spiritual director of the Canaanland Adoration Counselling Centre, made the call
- Ebere said that INEC, under the leadership of Yakubu, had a poor outing at the just concluded 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections
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The spiritual director of the Canaanland Adoration Counselling Centre, Reverend Father Magnus Ebere, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, sack the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, over alleged poor conduct of the 2023 presidential and National Assembly Elections.
Ebere, popularly known as ‘E Dey Work’, said the president must relieve Yakubu of his job as INEC chairman if Nigeria is to remain one peaceful country, Leadership reports.
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While addressing his congregation at the Canaanland Adoration Counselling Centre in Mbaise, Imo State, Ebere said Yakubu did not handle the February 25 polls properly.
He also stated that the actions of Yakubu, if not addressed appropriately by the president, might likely disrupt the country's already fragile peace.
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His words:
“The best thing to do is to remove the INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, cancel the presidential election and conduct a fresh one with another chairman to supervise it.”
Preparation for Saturday, March 18, elections
Speaking further, Ebere urged Nigerians to come out en masse to exercise their civic right on Saturday, March 18, when the nation will have the rescheduled governorship and state House of Assembly elections.
While appealing for calm, Ebere implored Nigerians not to be discouraged by the activities leading to the outcome of the 2023 presidential election but to ensure they vote on Saturday.
Presidential poll: PDP demands resignation of Mahmood Yakubu as INEC chair, asks SSS, IGP to initiate arrest
Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, had earlier been asked to resign.
The call was made to Yakubu by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday, March 10.
The PDP alleged that Yakubu's action during the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections is harmful to the integrity of the electoral commission and an unpardonable assault on the credibility of Nigeria's electoral process.
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The court is expected to rule on the request by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reconfigure the BVAS.
Obi also announced the cancellation of his previous plans to travel to various states to continue the 2023 governorship election campaign.
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