Fashola Disagrees With Oshiomhole On Call For INEC Chairman’s Resignation

The Director of Planning and Monitoring of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Babatunde Fashola,
has disagreed with the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole,
on the call for the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.

Both the chairmen of the APC and its rival Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) had asked the INEC chairman to resign following the
postponement of the General Elections earlier scheduled to hold on
February 16 and March 2nd, 2019.

Both parties had accused each other of colluding with the
electoral umpire to postpone the polls with a view to influencing
the outcome in each other’s favour.

However, during a briefing with journalists to outline the
rights, responsibilities and action points of the APC agents for
the forthcoming elections in Abuja, Mr Fashola said those calling
for the resignation or sack of the INEC chairman should realise
that the electoral process was too far gone for a change in the
leadership of the commission.

He applauded the INEC chairman for his decision to brief the
media on a daily basis on plans and progress made by the commission
to ensure that the February 23 Presidential and National Assembly
elections hold successfully.

According to Mr Fashola, who is also the Minister of Power,
Works and Housing, INEC has a responsibility to prove that it can
conduct free, fair and credible elections.