The
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the United Nations to stop
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) from "rigging" the 2019 general elections.
The
PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus made the appeal when a UN
delegation led by Mohammed Ibn Chambas, visited the PDP National
Secretariat on Wednesday, in Abuja.
Secondus
said the PDP has lost confidence in the ability of INEC to conduct
credible polls, warning that Nigerians will resist any attempt to impose
an unpopular government.
"INEC
has not lived up to expectations. It should come out in clear terms and
be seen as an umpire. Since they took over, a lot of issues have
trailed their conduct of elections.
"There
are no perfect elections anywhere in the world but there are glaring
issues of concern. We suspect that INEC will rig the elections. We
suspect that the rigging will start from Borno State, especially with
the number of people in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps,"
he said.
He added that INEC had registered under-age voters in the North, as part of the rigging plan.
Secondus
also challenged Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to provide facts and
figures on how the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government allegedly
shared the sum of N150 billion few weeks to the 2015 general elections.
The
PDP boss said it was incongruous for the ruling party to continue the
blame game instead of delivering on the campaign promises to Nigerians.
"They
have stolen money more than all the governments in Nigeria since 1960,
put together; this current government. What is going on is looting of
public treasury.
"So we challenge the Vice President to come out with facts and figures. Blame game for three years?" he queried.
Source; dailytrust
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