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Election 2019: Demand for removal of A'Ibom REC by APC is suspicious - Group

- A pressure group in Akwa Ibom has condemned the call by the APC in the state demanding the redeployment of Mr. Michael Igini

- Igini is the Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Akwa Ibom state

- The group said the call by the APC was a sign of lack of preparation for free and fair election

A pressure group in Akwa Ibom, Akwa Ibom Liberation Movement (AILM) has condemned the call by the All Progressives Congress (APC) demanding the redeployment of Mr. Michael Igini, Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state.

The AILM said the call by the state chapter of the APC is a sign of lack of preparation for free and fair election by the party.

The movement in a press release sent to Legit.ng on Wednesday, February 7, signed by its leader, Prince Emmanuel Sam, said the call was a last minute protest by the opposition which has seen that it cannot win an election in a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dominated state.

The group also frowned at the deliberate dissemination of fake news on the internet by known agents of the APC claiming that Igini has been redeployed to another state; insisting that the call was a weak propaganda to whip public sentiment and sympathy after the party failed in its bid to buy over the REC.

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“The mounting pressure on replacing an uncooperative REC is despicable and highly condemnable. It is a clear sign of its unpreparedness for a credible, free and fair contest.

“We at the Akwa Ibom Liberation Movement, AILM therefore condemn in strong terms the APC sponsored fake news on Mr. Igini.

“Even if federal government were to succumb to the increasing pressure of these desperate political jobbers, we urge Akwa Ibom people to reject all carriers of doom, bloodshed and insecurity through the ballot.

“This state cannot afford to return to those evil days, we MUST arise to ensure peace and equitable development of Akwa Ibom state,” Prince Sam said.

The group condemned the incessant pressure by the APC in redeployment of security chiefs to the state and the shunning of the signing of the peace accord.

“Apparently, APC is constantly suspicious of security chiefs that do not bend to their mendacious plan to exert the infamous 'federal might' on the people and would go to great length to 'arrange' the reposting of un- cooperating officers out of the state.

“Consequently, the state ranks the highest in terms of transfers of top security chiefs even when there is no armed crises or insurgency,” the group said.

The group also chided the APC for its boycott of the peace and security conference recently organised by INEC in the state.

“The event was attended by all candidates of political parties contesting in the elections including the state governor, Elder Udom Gabriel Emmanuel. Yet, APC candidates stayed away.

“Even the governorship candidate of APC, Mr. Nsima Ekere, entirely shunned the peace meeting citing unsubstantiated reasons for the boycott. Ekere was expected to sign a peace accord against violence before, during and after the elections. But, he carefully avoided committing to a peaceful process for obvious reasons,” the group stated.

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Meanwhile, the PDP has urged the leadership of INEC to extend the collection of Permanent Voters Card (PVCs) by three days.

The PDP says its demand is predicated on reports across the nation that some compromised INEC officials at the collection centers are deliberately refusing to issue the PVCs to voters thereby frustrating millions of registered voters from getting their voters cards.

Many Nigerians recently took to the social media to vent their anger over the refusal of some INEC officials to release their PVCs.

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