The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the letter written by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, to the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Yakubu Mahood, seeking the postponement of election in Zamfara state was designed to arm-twist the commission.
National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus. stated this on Thursday while addressing journalists in the party’s campaign headquarters, Legacy House, at Abuja.
He said: “The AGF letter is part of APC’s design to arm-twist INEC and judiciary to take illegal action in their favour.
“What the AGF is seeking is not backed by law. The AGF is an interested party on this matter and has no moral right to advice INEC.
“The inability of the APC to field candidates due to self-inflicted crisis when other parties did within the stipulated period for the election is not covered by section 38 & 39 of the electoral Act 2010 which the AGF is relying on his dubious advice, he added.
“First and foremost, we don’t want INEC to go against the law. Our legal team is working on the line of action that can be taken. But of a truth, party chairman of APC cannot direct INEC to do the wrong thing. So, that’s why we have come to put the question direct that INEC must follow the law.
“You cannot because of one party, in their internal crisis, self-inflicted injuries, to now order over 80 political parties that have fielded their candidates…the time has passed.
“And looking at the judgment, one of the people in dispute, one of their members has even raised the issue that there was no clear declaration (by the court). So, our legal team is working on it. No clear declaration that INEC should accept their candidate.”
He charged INEC to follow the dictates of the law and continue in its plan to achieve a credible election.
