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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 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as the winner of the just concluded Ondo State governorship election, held on Saturday, November 16, 2024.
The Returning Officer for the election Olayemi Akinwumi, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State declared Aiyedatiwa winner of the election on Sunday, extending the governor’s stay at the Government House in Alagbaka, Akure.
Governor Aiyedatiwa polled 366,781 votes to defeat his closest rival and a former deputy governor of the state Ajayi Agboola who flew the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag. He scored 117,845 votes, more than twice lower than the APC candidate.
“That Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa of the APC having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” the returning officer said at exactly 2:30 pm at the INEC collation centre in Akure.
The declaration came hours after the collation of results for the election began in the early hours of Sunday. Although the collation centre went on breaks, the APC took a commanding lead with over 200,000 votes ahead of the PDP.
The final results showed that the APC won the election in a landslide, clearing all 18 local government areas.
By Henry Ukazu
Dear Destiny Friends,
There is no gainsaying the fact that everyone desirous of making impact in life must live a life of purpose. This is where knowledge and information come to play. It is these knowledge and information that will set an individual apart from his contemporaries.
I strongly believe, if one is not informed, they are ill-informed, and when they are ill-informed, they can’t perform well in any given endeavour. This is because information leads to reformation and transformation. We can therefore, confidently say that information leads to formation because everyone is a product of what they know.
Knowledge acquisition is one of the best things that can happen to anyone. People with knowledge are revered, and highly respected. Having knowledge is like having money. People from all walks of life will seek you.
There are different kinds of knowledge, and they include Revealed Knowledge, which comes from those who wrote the Bible and Intuitive Knowledge, which comes from the mind. It is the ability to gain knowledge without conscious reason or explanation.
Others are Empirical Knowledge, which is information gained through observation, experimentation, and direct experience, rather than through theoretical reason or intuition; Authoritative Knowledge, which is the knowledge a man has because of his expertise in a particular field; and finally but not the least, Rational Knowledge, which is a form of knowledge that uses reasoning and philosophy to understand the world.
From this illustration, a decisive mind can see that knowledge is priceless. Knowledge is like education. It can provide security and access. Even the Book of life says in Proverbs 4:13, “your education is your life, guard it very well”; and in Hosea 4:6 that “my people perish for lack of knowledge”.
From my personal experience in life, apart from death, one of the greatest levelers of all time is education. This is because the child of a certified pauper can become a man of means tomorrow if properly educated. That explains why children from humble backgrounds ought to take their education very seriously, especially if they don’t have affluence.
On a personal note, I come from a very humble background, my late parents didn’t have the opportunity of acquiring a decent education, but they knew the value of education and endeavored to give me and my siblings a decent education. In retrospect, when I look back and see some of my contemporaries whose parents couldn’t give them a decent education, I bless my late parents because education has exposed me to lots of opportunities in the United States, and the global world in addition to granting me an audience with the high and mighty in society.
Sometimes, when I look at my modest achievement, I’m deeply humbled because I know it is the grace of God. Who am I to author two amazing trailblazers’ books, get featured and profiled by the New York Times, engage in high level conversation with leaders of thought and captains of industries. Apart from the grace of God, intentional seeking of knowledge, and wise counsel from mentors and strategically positioning myself have been some of the cornerstone to my success.
Imagine if my late parents didn’t give me a decent education and opportunity of travelling to the United States, most of these opportunities and exposure wouldn’t have been readily available.
When one is decently enlightened, educated and informed about life, their level of reasoning and understanding differ from an ordinary man. If one desires to go far in life, one must seek knowledge.
It is your knowledge that sets you apart from others.
According to Dr. Yomi Garnett, an accomplished Ghostwriter, “If you are a man of great knowledge, people will have great respect for you. If you are a man of great wisdom, people will have great reverence for you. And if you are a man of both, great knowledge and great wisdom, you will be the most eminent of men. But in real terms, people don’t care how much you know, or how much wisdom you have, unless they know how much you care.”
The moral of this quote is that despite the knowledge and information at one’s disposal, if one lacks empathy, their knowledge, experience and whatever they have mean nothing.
The importance of knowledge cannot be overemphasized. In our contemporary society, a fast way of attracting opportunities is by showcasing the knowledge at one’s disposal. It is so sad that many people don’t take time to read, research and learn new trends applicable in their industry, and in the world generally and as such, they find it difficult to fit in and grow.
It is instructive to note that when you seek knowledge, opportunities will seek for you. A major reason people are poor is simply because they are not solving problems and to solve problems, one ought to have understanding. Do you know that if you don’t have money, the reason is often because you are not solving a problem, or you are not solving enough problems, or you are not solving the right problem or you are not solving problems for the right people. Generally, we make money because we have something unique to offer to the world. Therefore, to solve problems, one must have knowledge and information.
We currently live in an age of technological, where skills, talent and creativity are in high demand. Any progressive being that desires to go far must be intentional in seeking knowledge. Successful acquisition of knowledge, information and understanding can lead to discernment and wisdom.
In conclusion, as you journey towards life, if you want to make an impact, seek opportunities, and earn more money, do yourself a favour by endeavoring to seek knowledge, wisdom, and information. You can’t get these by sitting on your sofa or staying in your comfort zone.
Henry Ukazu writes from New York. He works with the New York City Department of Correction as the Legal Coordinator. He’s the founder of Gloemi. He’s a Transformative Human Capacity and Mindset coach. He is also a public speaker, youth advocate, creative writer and author of Design Your Destiny Design Your and Unleash Your Destiny. He can be reached via info@gloemi.com
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Daniel Bwala as Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications (State House).
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced this in a statement, on Thursday.
A former aide of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Bwala worked actively for his former principal who lost to Tinubu.
However, after the elections, he worked his way into the camp of Tinubu, sparking controversy.
Onanuga also announced the appointments of three directors-general of various agencies.
They are:
(1) Mr. Olawale Olopade — Director-General, National Sports Commission
(2) Dr. Abisoye Fagade — Director-General, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism
(3) Dr. Adebowale Adedokun — Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement
Olopade, the new Director-General of the National Sports Commission, is a sports administrator with many years of experience in the sector.
He served as commissioner of youth and sports in Ogun state and was chairman of the local organising committee of the 2024 National Sports Festival.
The new Director-General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, Dr. Abisoye Fagade is a marketing communication professional. He is the founder and managing director of Sodium Brand Solutions.
Adedokun, the new helmsman of the Bureau of Public Procurement, was the director of Research/Training and Strategic Planning at the bureau before his appointment.
Daily Trust
