The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said he would not be intimidated by partisan pressure. "I have gone beyond the stage where someone can intimidate me to do what's wrong," Yakubu said in the current edition of The Interview. He made this statement in light of concerns about voter registration and accusations by politicians that INEC could not trust to conduct free and fair elections. In a recent commentary, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike said the report on the juvenile vote in Kano had undermined confidence in the CENI.
Yakubu, however, said, “I have passed that stage, where I can be intimidated, with due respect. And the real test is in what we have done (178 ‘mini’ elections) so far. The most interesting thing for me is that both parties accuse us equally. So, that means we are doing something right.”
He said he had never faced any pressure from the Presidency, or any other quarters, to bend the rules.
“We know that poorly conducted elections are a recipe for disaster,” Yakubu said. “We will never tread that path.”
The MD/Editor-In-Chief of The Interview, Azu Ishiekwene, described the interview as “the first barometer of Yakubu’s INEC in the last three years.Räägi sõbrale... #AFRICA ... spill TEA ABOUT THE TOPIC ABOVE.... Easy on Shade #jaiyeorie