Ajulo Calls for Jega’s Arrest-Shola Oyeyipo

National Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Kayode Ajulo

The National Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Kayode Ajulo, has called for the urgent arrest and prosecution of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, over the malfunctioned card readers for the weekend’s presidential and National Assembly elections.

The LP chieftain, in a statement on Sunday, said the election was a contest between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and card reader, and that Jega should be blamed for deploying the card readers in the face of strong opposition.

“The election was a contest between the PDP and card readers. If I have my way, Jega ought to have been arrested and prosecuted. Because we raised this issue right from the beginning that the card reader will fail; and it failed.”

“This is the same Jega who about six months ago, said the Ekiti and Osun States elections are important elections to use card readers, which they are not sure of.  How did he manage to accept to use card readers for presidential election? Honestly, the card readers failed woefully.  Now, he said they should use manual voter register in the last minute. Why didn’t he say that before?”

Reacting to the result released from the polling units at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, which gave victory to the APC, Ajulo said Nigerians should desist from announcing fake and unofficial results.

Commonwealth Observer Group to Issue Interim Statement Today
The Commonwealth Observer Group to Nigeria’s 2015 presidential and National Assembly elections yesterday disclosed it would issue its interim statement today by 1p.m. in Abuja.

A statement by the Communications Officer  of the group, Will Henley, said former President of Malawi, Dr. Bakili Muluzi, who is Chairperson of the group, will present the group’s interim findings at a press conference at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Congress Hall (Kano room, Mezzanine level).

culled from Thisday