…Says No To Poll Postponement, Suspension.
By John Nwokocha, Managing Editor Abuja
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has charged President Mohammadu Buhari, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take a stern decision on the Edo state political situation to halt further degeneration of conflicts between the two major political parties in the September 19 gubernatorial election.
“Council calls on President Muhammadu Buhari as commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to ensure there is no breakdown of law and order in Edo State as the Nation embarks on the polls in the State”.
Speaking to the media in Abuja Friday, national chairman of IPAC, Dr Leonard Nzenwa observed that it had become urgent for Buhari and other state actors to speak out to stop the ongoing breakdown of law and order in the state. Nzenwa called on all stakeholders irrespective of their political leaning to condemn the current political crisis in the state in the interest of peace.
His words: “The council calls on all stakeholders to ensure that all hands will be on deck for the Edo and Ondo polls to hold successfully in scheduled date as this nation cannot afford postponement or suspension on account of incivility of political actors in the State”.
Describing the development as political rascality, he said IPAC “strongly condemns the unfolding political upheavals and rascality in Edo State.
“It is a dangerous misstep that can throw the entire Country into a major crisis.
The Council urges our colleagues to restrain themselves and play by the role and electoral guidelines. The nation cannot afford a political crisis in a state buffeted by insecurity and dire economic hardship visited on the people in an unending circle of lockdown. Adding “We advise all concerned to toe the path of honour and engage in issue-based campaign”.
We are aware that there are 12 other Political Parties that have fielded candidates for the polls in the state and would not allow our colleagues in two other political parties to disrupt preparation towards these polls by actions.
He continues: IPAC is aware of several pronouncements and judgments of courts of competent jurisdiction since the Edo State House of Assembly crisis that prevented some members-elect from being sworn-in. The Council urges all the parties to abide by these Courts pronouncements and judgments instead of resulting to violence at this critical time when the good people of the Edo State are preparing to elect their governor for another four years.
On what the Council is doing about the development he said “IPAC is monitoring the political situation in Edo State and is already invoking its inbuilt mechanism in resolving the intra and inter party crisis”.
On alleged partisanship of INEC in the Edo election Nzenwa said “We urge the Independence National Electoral Commission, INEC, to be firm, open, transparent; be on the side of the people and disregard in unnecessary distraction to suspend or propone the election. We demand that INEC should do everything within its power to hold the election in Edo State.
“We demand that all security agencies to discharge their duties professionally, neutrally and obey the rules of engagement as they work toward ensuring that vote, mandate and will of Edo people count in the election”. He stated.
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