Governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned what they described as the show of shame in Adamawa State on the April 18 supplementary Governorship election and called for the prosecution of the Resident Electoral Commissioner.
The governors in a statement on Monday by the Director General of PDP Governors Forum (PDP-GF), Hon. CID Maduabum said that the attempted electoral heist and brigandage perpetrated by the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barrister Hudu Yunusa, was the lowest point of the 2023 General elections.
The governors while commending the steps taken by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by suspending the REC, pointed out that the process of the appointments of National and Resident Electoral Commissioners must be revisited to weed out corrupt and extremely partisan officials
The governors said, “We commend the immediate steps taken by the INEC as an institution to recover its battered image by nullifying the attempted coup and suspending the REC.
“The appropriate Returning Officer, Mele Lamido, should immediately conclude the collation and declare the result.
“One of the most important lessons of this election season is that the integrity of INEC personnel is crucial to free, fair, and credible elections as well as deployment of technology.
“Going forward, there should be a deliberate process of revisiting the appointments of National and Resident Electoral Commissioners to weed out corrupt and extremely partisan officials. It is the partisan method of appointment of these officials that led to national disgrace in Adamawa State.
“Appropriate sanctions, including prosecution of all those involved, especially the former Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barrister Hudu Yunusa, should be swiftly commenced to serve as an example to others”.
They enjoined all Nigerians to be on alert and brace up to emerging threats to democracy and the struggle for good governance in Nigeria.
