Senators of the All Progressives Congress are working to remove the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission and also jettison the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has alleged
CUPP in a statement Sunday warned that attempts by the APC senators to sabotage the 2023 general elections would be like playing with fire. CUPP was reacting to reports by Saturday Sun, which stated that politicians are working to make INEC jettison the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and electronically transmitted results in the elections.
“INEC Chairman at different fora had reiterated that the Commission will ensure a free and fair election, and the only way to do that is through the use of BVAS and E-transmission of Election Results,” CUPP said in the statement signed by its publicity secretary, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere.
“CUPP last month in a joint press conference in Abuja made Nigerians aware of the intercepted intelligence of a fresh plot against the 2023 election and this time being coordinated by leading figures of the ruling APC Party, APC Governors led by a South East APC Governor with controversial past and another from the North West who are working with their colleagues to perfect a plot to intimidate INEC leadership.
“Though it’s not surprising, it’s really sad that the parliament which is the last hope of the common man is actually considering to go ahead with this evil plot, just because the APC is scared of losing election come 2023.
“We therefore call on President Muhammadu Buhari to call his governors and lawmakers to order so that they don’t truncate the nation’s democracy under his watch. Any further actions in this direction will be playing with fire and a direct affront and challenge to Nigerian voters. We have already gone to the USA, UK, and other foreign embassies to submit petitions and alert them of the alleged new conspiracy. We repeat! any plan to remove Prof. Mahmud Yakubu and top officials of INEC will not be accepted.”
