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Saturday 16 September 2019
The Social Democratic Party(SDP) has described as unfortunate the postponement of the 2019 General Elections, chiding the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) for its inability to assess the situation on ground ahead of the election. The Party described the decision as unfortunate, given the readiness of the electorate and the determination of Nigerians to chose the president of their choice. The party therefore called on INEC to do the needful and fill the gaps during the window given to it to ensure a successful and credible election.
The Ag. National Chairman of the.Party, Professor TUNDE Adeniran said this while speaking to journalists today in Ado Ekiti on the postponement of the election.
In a statement made available to journalists by the Director of Media and Publicity, Yemi Akinbode, said “The leadership of our party received the news of the postponement of the 2019 General Elections with mixed feelings. It is unfortunate that INEC had to postpone the elections despite the readiness of the electorate and commitment of Nigerians, some of who had travel far and near to perform their civil responsibility of casting their votes for the candidate of their choice. Apart from that, the botched election would have cost the Nigeria government and major stakeholders great fortune, which may have further decline the public lean revenue. Nevertheless, Adeniran advise Nigerians and the general public to give INEC the needed support that it requires to carry out a credible election. The reason adduced for the postponement is cogent and sufficient justification for the postponement. For any successful election to take place, the logistics plan must be solid to ensure seamless distribution of materials and personnel to the nooks and crannies of the country, especially in special areas like the riverine and crisis zones where special attention must be given.
He said, ” INEC must do the needful, put its house in order and ensure it is fully prepared now that it has been given additional time to fill the gaps and block all loopholes to ensure that the expectations of Nigerians and the international community are met. INEC must reassured Nigerians and all the stakeholders of its commitment to a fair, free and credible polls on Saturday 23 of February and 9th March 2019. Nigerians will not accept any further excuse on the 2019 elections.
The international community and Nigeraia friends worldwide are looking at Nigeria to deliver on the promise of President Buhari’s commitment to ensure a fair and credible election.
The former minister of education call for Calm. He added “The inconvenience caused Nigerians and the huge resources already committed to the botch election is enough ground for Nigerians to react, but he cautioned that as the giant of Africa, we should exercise some restraint in our reactions so that we don’t jeopardize INEC’s comiitment to the conduct of a credible election
He implored all the stakeholders and Nigerians in general to give INEC the needed support to complete the work it has stated. “If the one week postponement will determine the conduct of a fair and credible election, then the postponemwnt is worth the while.” he concluded.
Signed
Yemi Akinbode
Director, Media and Publicity
Social Democratic Party (SDP)
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