Members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) support group in their hundreds Monday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct the re-run election in the two polling units cancelled as a result of violence at Kabba-Bunu/ Ijumu federal constituency of Kogi state before declaring a winner of the Saturday, 25th presidential and National Assembly elections.
The group marched through the street of Lokoja protesting the “perceived” decision of INEC to announce winner for the House of Representatives election of Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency in Kogi state, without recourse to its earlier stand to conduct supplementary election in some polling units were elections were earlier cancelled.
The group warned that if INEC presents certificate of returns to the ADC candidate, the body would be inviting anarchy in the constituency.
The state APC youth leader, Muhammed Uba, who led the protest while presenting their protest letter at the INEC state office in Lokoja, said it will amount to turning the law on its head if INEC without recourse to concluding the election goes ahead to declare a winner.
The protest letter (a copy of which was made available to newsmen) titled, “Don’t issue Certificate of Return to ADC in Kabba Bunu Ijumu Federal Constituency,” and received by Mr. Abisabo Yahaya, Head of Department, General Administration and Procurement INEC reads apart: “We write to inform your good office of the need not to release certificate of returns to Salman Idris, ADC House of Representatives flag bearer, Kabba/Bunu/ Ijumu federal constituency, Kogi state.”
