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INEC Constitutes Security Threat to Nigeria’s Peace, Tranquility – PCP
The peoples coalition party have come to a conclusion that in solving the security Challenges facing Nigeria as a whole, the issue of INEC must be resolved. In the few years of our democracy, INEC has become a security threat to the nation. Instead of being part of the solution, INEC has shown that it cannot be a trusted partner in free, fair and transparent election in NIgeria. INEC constitute a grave risk to the internal security of this nation.
A Commission that single handedly and without respect to due Process of law and constitutional legalities and due diligence , went ahead to order the deregisteration of 74 political parties housing over 40 million Nigerians and with a workforce of nearly 2 million workers, such a commission is for sure a security threat to the Socio-economy life of the Nigerian people and it’s economy at large.
The lawlessness of INEC at obeying the rule of law by fragrantly disobeying the decision of the Appeal court ruling handed down on August 10, 2020 by a five member justices headed by the president of the Appeal court Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem is another pointer that INEC is not working for the Nigerian public but a few in the corridors of power and therefore constitute a real time bomb to the territorial integrity of the nation.
That despite the fact that the said declaratory judgement delivered by the Justices declaring INEC’S military style de-registration as illegal, unconstitutional, null and void and immediately ordering INEC to re-enlist the parties, INEC went ahead to waste tax Payers money in an adventurious and opportunistic appeal for it’s pay masters on what it calls conflicting judgement which in actual fact is a hoax as even a lay man reading the judgment can actually see that the judgement is conflict free and does not deserve INEC wasting tax payers money.
Suffice to state categorically clear that INEC action was not only a shocker to the international community and market, it has damaged and destroyed the future prospect of the 74 parties at even winning future elections in a system which INEC manipulates to the highest bidder under normal circumstances talkless of now that INEC have destroyed all our political inroads, landscape and goodwill previously gained. Our trained workers have been sent to the unemployment market with their families now facing extinction due to the unlawful and radical behavior of INEC. To say the obvious, INEC actions have led numerous foreign investors towards lacking confidence in our system as no reasonable country in the world can dismantle it’s democratic political structures and sending it’s workforce to the unemployment market without thinking twice thereby plundging the country into all forms of crime.
Despite INEC’s runs in making it’s appeal to the Supreme Court, INEC have neither vacated the order of the Appeal Court nor even gotten an order of Stay of Execution, yet INEC have by all means refused political parties that the Appeal court ordered it to immediately re-enlist from participating in elections which is a call to anarchy and further endangering the fragile peace that Nigerians are enjoying.
The question Nigerians should be asking is why haven’t NERC deregistered most of the discos that have severally defaulted in all its obligations and agreements that brought them into corporate existence while still rendering epileptic electricity supplies to Nigerians without supplying citizens with prepaid meters but instead charge consumers five times inflated electricity tarrifs with no power delivery, yet no one is taking action as Nigerians groans and are paying fraudulent electricity bills through their nose despite all the money government still allocates as funding to the discos. We all know the answers. Those who owns the discos are top APC and PDP members which is why they want no improvement in electoral laws that will allow new parties to win elections and that’s the major reasons for the conspiracy to scrap New parties like a piece of trash. But thanks to our brilliant and courageous justices and the judiciary that have continued to refuse their advances and deliver impeccable and unequivocal landmark judgement such as that handed down on the 10th of August 2020.
Nigerians of all works of life must rise above ethnic and partIsan politics by calling on INEC to respect the decision of the appeal court and allowing political parties they illegally deregistered to participate in elections until such a time they have a stay of execution or able to vacate the decision of the appeal court.
According to Premiumtimes publication of 15 March 2021, It is no longer a hidden secret that in an effort to file it’s appeal to the Supreme Court and in its usual way of rigging elections, INEC intentionally got the Appeal court judgement documents for it’s appeal to the Supreme Court through the backdoor and signed by a fictitiously contracted person and when the information blew-up and was queried by the Supreme Court, INEC lawyers claimed they were sorry and applied for more time to file the correct appeal and have since been denied extra time.
Notwithstanding all these facts, INEC has continued to showcase itself as a repressive, corrupt and money wasting commission who is on a payroll mission to disregard court decisions, downgrade further our judicial process, procedures and the rule of law thereby constituting itself into a colossus of law and order of this country that inevitably is contributing to insecurity, unrest and anarchy in the country, a gun powder waiting to explode.
Finally, I have previously written to President Buhari on the grave consequences that INEC irresponsible attitude to the rule of law protends for our country and today we can see how injustice which INEC is part of has catapulted into serious security challenges and which if not resolved by calling INEC to order may hamper the ability to hold a successful election come 2023. Because Injustice anywhere is justice everywhere they say, INEC’s leadership must be seriously overhaulled as most of the INEC commissioners are seriously compromised and belonging to opposition parties aiming to bring an end to APC rule come 2023 and therefore cannot be vouched for. The president must as a matter of national security importance and urgency, order INEC to re-enlist all 74 duly registered parties it de-registered illegally and unconstitutionally without further conditions and hindrances to restore peace, sanity, tranquility and harmony in the electoral process as National elections approaches.
Signed by
Chief Don Anthony Chukwuma Harmattan
PCP National Chairman
The West African Examinations Council has revoked the licences of 574 secondary schools in Nigeria.
WAEC announced that the affected schools were found to have committed examination malpractices.
The examination body also stated that the schools will not be allowed to conduct examinations even as the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, commences from Thursday, April 24, 2025.
This was disclosed by the Head of WAEC’s National Office, Dr. Amos Dangut, during a press briefing on Thursday at the headquarters of the examination body in Lagos.
Dangut said WAEC had forwarded the list of the affected schools to the Nigerian government.
“This year, we have shared with them a total of 574 schools that have had their recognition withdrawn, and that is also going to be the same for all examining bodies.
“So, these are those that have got their license revoked as far as the examination centre is concerned. So we will not conduct examinations there. We don’t know them as far as conducting examinations,” Dangut said.
For the forthcoming 2025 WASSCE, Dangut stated that 1,973,253 candidates registered for the examination from 23,554 schools.
He added that 979,228 males and 994,025 females would take part in the examination.
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Jigawa State governor, Umar Namadi, has cautioned against calls for self-defence from mauruding bandits and killer herders, warning that such a move could plunge the country into anarchy.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday, Governor Namadi responded to recent comments by retired General Theophilus Danjuma, who urged Nigerians to defend themselves against bandits and armed attackers, particularly in Benue and Plateau states.
General Danjuma, a former Minister of Defence, had argued that reliance on the government for protection was no longer tenable given the spate of violence and killings in the country.
“It is now very clear that the government alone cannot protect us. We must stand up and defend ourselves, our families, and our lands before these criminals overrun the entire country,” Danjuma said during a public event in Takum, Taraba State, on Saturday.
But Governor Namadi rejected that approach, describing it as a dangerous path.
“He (T.Y. Danjuma) is a very senior security person, and his words deserve respect and analysis,” Namadi said. “But I think if you say citizens should be allowed to defend themselves, you’re causing anarchy. I don’t think we’ve reached that level yet.”
He argued that rather than encourage armed self-defence, the government at all levels must continue to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture.
“The government is doing its best in terms of security arrangements. If you allow the people to defend themselves, that means you are encouraging a crisis between farmers and herders,” the governor warned.
Namadi cited his administration’s approach to resolving the long-standing farmer-herder clashes in Jigawa State as a better alternative. According to him, when he assumed office, he prioritised non-violent conflict resolution strategies.
“When we came in, we decided to employ a lot of strategies and tactics, including dialogue,” he said. “We engaged traditional rulers, as well as representatives of both farmers and herders. We sat down, reached a consensus, and established standing committees to reconcile all parties.”
He added that these efforts helped halt a decades-long conflict:
“The people now understand that the 25 years spent fighting and killing each other were not worth it. Today, they are able to work, interact, and live together in peace.”
Governor Namadi further noted that Jigawa is currently not among the states facing severe threats such as insurgency or mass killings by bandits. Instead, the primary challenge had been farmer-herder clashes, which his administration has successfully curtailed.
“We thank God that Jigawa State is not affected by insurgency or insecurity for no. The major issue we are dealing with is the herders-farmers clash, and we are addressing it decisively,” he said.
Despite the worsening security in other parts of the country, Governor Namadi insisted that self-defence is not a viable solution and could deepen the crisis:
“So, I think the government is doing its best, both at the federal and state levels. The issue of asking people to defend themselves — I think we have not reached that level yet.
Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, has revealed that the North will, in the next six months, take a stand on who to support for the presidency in 2027.
He boasted that no politician can win the presidency in 2027 without the support of the region.
In a video interview he granted in Hausa language, Baba-Ahmed, who appeared alongside a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf, lamented the state of the nation and urged northerners to resist divisive and deceptive politicians ahead of the next general elections.
He said: “In the next six months, the North will decide where it stands. If the rest of the country wants to join us, fine. If not, we will go our own way. One thing is clear: nobody can become president of Nigeria without northern support.
“We want a government that understands our problems and can address them. After Buhari’s eight years, we became wiser. Now, we are in another government, and we are still crying. Is crying all we know how to do?” Baba-Ahmed asked.
According to the former presidential aide, the North has suffered greatly during the Boko Haram insurgency, which affected all groups, Muslims, Christians, Fulani, Baju, and others, highlighting the need for unity.
“Before Buhari became president, Boko Haram was bombing mosques, churches, Abuja, and Lagos. That was a time Northerners had to unite. Today, no politician can just show up and expect Northerners to fall in line. Who are you?” he questioned.
He therefore warned against further marginalization of the North, noting that continued disregard for the region would have consequences.
“If they plan to rig the election, they should be careful. It won’t be good for Nigeria. The North is watching, elders, masses, and interest groups will soon say “enough is enough ‘. The injustice and sidelining must stop.
Baba-Ahmed urged the northern region to look beyond identity politics, stressing that competence and integrity should guide voter decisions.
“We are tired of being deceived into voting based on religion or ethnicity. That era is over. We just want a right leader, we just want someone who will solve our problems,” he said.
