Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has cautioned the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, to ensure there would be no manipulation of the results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections to favour a particular candidate against the wishes of the electorate.
In a statement on Sunday, Ohaneze said that the manipulation of election results is an invitation for anarchy as Nigerians would not accept anything less than to ensure that their votes count.
The statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, noted that the reported irregularities across the country especially in Lagos, Delta, five South-East states, Rivers and a host of other states smacked betrayal and trust of Nigerians on the electoral process.
Ohanaeze therefore reminded Professor Yakubu that Nigerians went into this election based on his assurances that the deployment of BVAS by INEC was a perfect antidote to electoral malpractices in Nigeria.
It noted that it will therefore be very unfortunate if what is going on across Nigeria is allowed to continue as it is a betrayal of trust which the millions of Nigerians will surely revolt against.
Ohanaeze thanked the good people of Nigeria for their courage, steadfastness and the ultimate discharge of their civic duties by exercising their franchise for a better Nigeria at the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday, 25th February, 2023.
