Mahmood Yakubu should take responsibility and resign - Sokoto APC, PDP react to election postponement

- The Sokoto state chapter of All Progressive Congress and Peoples Democratic Party have called on the INEC boss, Mahmood Yakubu to resign

- The calls trailed the decision of the electoral commission to shift the February 16 presidential and National Assembly elections

- Both APC and PDP expressed worries over the postponement, describing it as an embarrassment to the country

Following the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to shift the February 16 elections, the Sokoto chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party have respectively called for the resignation of the commission's chairman, Mahmood Yakubu.

Reacting to the postponement, the chairman of PDP's presidential and gubernatorial campaign council in Sokoto state, Bello Suleiman, questioned the commission's justification for its action, Tribune reports.

He condemned the decision of INEC and questioned Yakubu's sincerity towards the conduct of credible election for the country.

He said: ''Imagine someone telling everyone twenty-four hours before the election that everything is in order, only to come back twelve hours later to announce the election has been postponed.

''This is unbecoming and not just an embarrassment to the country but even before the International communities.”

In the same vein, the Sokoto state campaign director general of APC, Yusuf Suleiman, has also expressed worries over the shocking development.

The former transportation minister, addressing newsmen, said the party was disappointed by the INEC's lack of preparation, adding that the INEC boss should take responsibility and resign.

Suleiman, however, said he would prefer to have the election postponed rather than having a shoddy and inconclusive polls for the country.

He said: ''Like every other Nigerian, I am disappointed, this is so sudden, we were terribly disappointed. Professor Mahmood Yakubu should take responsibility and resign.

''My only concern is that President Muhammadu Buhari would have been returned this night for his second term and we would have recorded majority wins in the National Assembly elections.”

PAY ATTENTION: Download our mobile app to enjoy the latest news update

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the presidency had debunked claims by the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, that President Muhammadu Buhari was plotting to remove the Independent National Electoral (INEC) chairman, Mahmood Yakubu.

The senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, said there was no plan whatsoever to remove Yakubu as INEC chairman.

NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng. We have upgraded to serve you better.

Nigerians express total disappointment with INEC over election postponement | Legit TV

Source: Legit.ng

from Nigeria News today & Breaking Naija news ▷ Read on Legit.ng 24/7 https://www.legit.ng/1222581-elections-shift-sokoto-apc-pdp-inec-chairman-yakubu-resign.html
via EDUPEDIA24/7

These funny food quotes will make you laugh like crazy

Food is not only an essential part of the daily routine but also the most exciting one. We cannot imagine our life without something yummy. How do you make ordinary eating fun and unforgettable? We bring to your attention amazing food quotes which will definitely make you smile. Image: unsplash.com (modified by author) Source: UGC Are you looking for interesting ideas to entertain your interlocutor while having lunch at work or family dinner? Then this article is definitely for you! Good food quotes Below are food quotes, aphorisms and witty statements. This is an exciting and extraordinary collection of the top "pearls of wisdom" on this topic. Here you can find funny jokes and sayings, intelligent thoughts of philosophers and original words of great thinkers and inspiring statuses from social networks, as well as many other things. The best appetite comes without food. I love calories. They are dаmn tasty. An empty stomach is the Devil's playground. Have bre

The Transitional Phase of African Poetry

The Transitional Phase The second phase, which we have chosen to call transitional, is represented by the poetry of writers like Abioseh Nicol, Gabriel Okara, Kwesi Brew, Dennis Brutus, Lenrie Peters and Joseph Kariuki. This is poetry which is written by people we normally refer to as modem and who may be thought of as belonging to the third phase. The characteristics of this poetry are its competent and articulate use of the received European language, its unforced grasp of Africa’s physical, cultural and socio-political environment and often its lyricism. To distinguish this type of poetry we have to refer back to the concept of appropriation we introduced earlier. At the simplest and basic level, the cultural mandate of possessing a people’s piece of the earth involves a mental and emotional homecoming within the physical environment. Poems like Brew’s ‘‘Dry season”, Okara’s “Call of the River Nun”, Nicol’s “The meaning of Africa” and Soyinka’s “Season”, to give a few examples,

The pioneering phase of African Poetry

The pioneering phase We have called the first phase that of the pioneers. But since the phrase “pioneer poets” has often been used of writers of English expression like Osadebay, Casely-Hayford and Dei-Anag, we should point out that our “pioneer phase” also includes Negritude poets of French expression. The poetry of this phase is that of writers in “exile” keenly aware of being colonials, whose identity was under siege. It is a poetry of protest against exploitation and racial discrimination, of agitation for political independence, of nostalgic evocation of Africa’s past and visions of her future. However, although these were themes common to poets of both English and French expression, the obvious differences between the Francophone poets and the Anglophone writers of the 1930s and 1940s have been generally noted. Because of the intensity with which they felt their physical exile from Africa, coupled with their exposure to the experimental contemporary modes of writing in F

EDUPEDIA247

Search This Blog