INEC setting evil and dangerous precedence with inconclusive polls–Dogara

… says those who seek power to oppress like Hitler will meet
their Waterloo

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has
cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
against setting dangerous and evil precedence in the political
history of Nigeria by declaring elections inconclusive.

The speaker, who was adressing a PDP NEC meeting in Abuja
Wednesday, also warned against craving for power at all costs just
for the sake of being in power and not for impacting lives
positively.

Citing examples of elections recently conducted in Ghana and
other African countries, he noted that it is only in Nigeria that
it is a practice to declare elections inconclusive as there is
nothing like that in other climes.

Observing that there is always a consequence for every action,
Mr Dogara said, “It will be very, very unfortunate that INEC, which
is led by a first-class professor of History, will set this
dangerous and unacceptable precedence in our political history.

“What has happened is pure evil. Our consolation as faithful
members of this society is that evil does not last forever and no
evil doer has ever escaped punishment. …it is a law of nature, that
whatever you sow is what you will reap.”

Furthermore, he averred that , “For those who believe in power
for the sake of power and not because they want to empower people,
not because they want to better the lives of our People, there are
also lessons they can learn from history.

“History is replete with examples of all those who pursued power
for the sake of power. Whether it is Hitler, I don’t want to name
more, one example is enough. Their lives have always ended up in
some tragedy, that is the fate of anyone that seeks power for the
sake of power. We have seen that displayed in Nigeria and I wish we
can take heed from the lessons of history.”

He, however, charged PDP members not to despair because of the
supplementary elections that have been ordered by INEC for
positions they are contesting for, saying that the party won five
out of the six states where there will be reruns and God willing,
victory will be theirs after the exercise has been concluded.