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INEC Constitutes Security Threat to Nigeria’s Peace, Tranquility – PCP
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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
By Henry Ukazu
Dear Destiny Friends,
Last week, we laid the foundation of loving what you do. We discussed loving the topic as it relates to family, career, health, relationship, personal development, purpose and spirituality. Today, we shall be focusing on how loving what you do can be a game changer.
It’s instructive to note that in the dictionary of life; when you love what you do and what you do loves you, you are destined for not only success, but also greatness. One may be wondering how this works. Trust me, it is difficult to succeed in a major, or profession one doesn’t like.
The journey of life can be challenging, stressful and unpredictable. When one is trying to set up a business, there’s bound to be setbacks maybe due to a new policy or meeting up with the requirement, there could challenges of funds; in academics, if one choose a major one likes, despite the associating challenges that may arise, one will still manage to pull through because he that is in him is greater and stronger than he that is in the world.
Also, in relationships and marriage, if one values friendship, they won’t allow their ego to have influence over them. Rather, they will invest time and resources in the relationship. That’s why it’s always good to place values above physical features in a human body when it comes to settling down for marriage because at the end of the day, the human body features can fade away, but values and friendship will not fade away, rather, it will serve as the binding factor that keeps the relationship.
One’s career is not an exception; one can tell who likes their job and one who doesn’t like their job. In workplaces, if one is happy at work, they tend to put in extra hours to get the job done. But when they are not happy with the job, they’ll do the bare minimum just to get through.
Let’s spend a minute to understand how loving what one does can be a game changer in one’s life. Just imagine, one is inspired to write a book, there will be challenges, however, it is the inspiration and determination of the person that will determine if they will finish strong. But if they are inspired by the wrong source, they might finish weak. Here is the gist, it is your desire to succeed that will outweigh your fear of failure.
Again, imagine a scenario where one is starting a business but has no resources and structure behind him. The fact is that if the person loves what he’s doing, it will be hard for the person to give up because their force is internal. I can vividly remember when I was working on my first, second and third book, I had many reasons to quit, but I refused because I love the work I was producing.
Furthermore, when you love what you do, you’ll endeavor to learn something new in addition to spending quality time to improve the work. I say this because rational minds don’t invest time and resources in what they don’t like. There’s a saying, if you want to know a man, give money, women and power. One of them would like to subdue him, but if he’s able to overcome them, he is a man.
This principle of loving what you do cuts across all facets of life whether we are taking care of families, academics, religion purpose, health, career, finance and even spiritual life. For families a man/woman who is intentional in building their family, must love their family and loving their family intends sacrificing for the family.
For health, if one loves their health, they won’t take harmful substances, just because they love their health; they will be intentional in exercising, and in doing so, they must love exercising. For finance, an intentional person must spend time learning about stock, budgeting and investment. These are avenues to show that they have interest in growing their income. Even in spiritual life, when one shows interest in loving God in truth and spirit, God has a way of coming through for them because they have been tested and trusted. This is simply how life works. Even in relationships if one loves their partner, there’s a high probability they would like to invest time and resources into that relationship.
In summary, endeavor to love what you do because there’s a certain level of spiritual strength, blessings and corresponding opportunities that’s associated with success, when one loves what they do. This is basically how life works.
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- Actualizing Your Birthright to Success, Unleash Your Destiny and The Six Pillars of Success . He can be reached via info@gloemi.com
The Osun State Government has approached the High Court of Osun State seeking an order compelling security agencies to investigate Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi over his alleged threats against members and supporters of the Accord Party ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.
The suit, marked HOS/M.157/26, was filed on August 12, 2026, at the Osogbo Judicial Division, three days before the August 15 election.
The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada (SAN), filed the application seeking an Order of Mandamus against the Inspector-General of Police and the Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command. Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District, was listed as the person affected or interested party.
The government said its action followed a video circulating on social media in which Fadahunsi was allegedly captured addressing a political gathering in front of the Owa Obokun’s Palace in Ilesha on August 11.
According to the court documents, the senator allegedly made statements interpreted as calls for violence against members of the Accord Party.
The government said a transcript and translation of the speech showed Fadahunsi allegedly directing supporters to attack Accord members wherever they encountered them and making threats against their families.
The court filings also alleged that the senator instructed his supporters to chase Accord members out of hotels where they were found and made derogatory comments about the party’s yellow caps.
The government further alleged that Fadahunsi threatened that the election would not hold if Accord members resisted the actions of APC supporters.
The Attorney-General is asking the court to compel the police to investigate the video and determine whether the alleged statements constitute criminal offences under applicable laws.
The government is also seeking an order directing the police to preserve, authenticate and conduct a forensic examination of the complete video to establish whether it has been altered or edited.
Other reliefs sought include compelling the police to take preventive measures to protect Accord candidates, members and voters from intimidation or harassment before, during and after the election.
The government also wants the police to ensure that registered voters and Accord supporters are not prevented from accessing hotels or other locations during the electoral period.
It further asked the court to order the respondents to submit a report on compliance with the court’s directives within 48 hours of the orders being granted.
In the supporting affidavit, Nurudeen Kareem, Special Adviser to Governor Ademola Adeleke on Legal Matters, said Accord members had expressed “reasonable and legitimate concerns regarding their safety and security before, during, and after the forthcoming election.”
The government argued that the police have a statutory responsibility under the Police Act 2020 and the 1999 Constitution to prevent crime and maintain public order.
It maintained that waiting until violence occurs before investigating an alleged public threat would undermine the preventive role of law enforcement.
“The Applicant believes that waiting until actual violence, deaths, or injuries occur before investigating an alleged public instruction to kill political opponents would amount to a dereliction of duty,” the government said.
The Attorney-General also clarified that the suit was not asking the court to determine Fadahunsi’s criminal guilt, stressing that such a determination would require a proper criminal trial.
Rather, the government said it was seeking to compel the police to carry out their statutory responsibilities and take appropriate preventive action.
With the election scheduled for Saturday, the government said “time is of the absolute essence”, warning that failure to act on the alleged threats could expose residents to “irreparable harm, loss of life, and widespread civil unrest.”
Former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and the Tinubu administration against militarising the Osun governorship election or using state institutions for partisan gain.
Speaking at the ADC National Youth Leadership Summit in Abuja on Wednesday, Atiku said the Osun poll “is a test” of Nigeria’s ability to conduct credible elections ahead of 2027.
He said the scale of security deployment ahead of the August 15 election looked more like preparation for war than a democratic exercise.
“Elections are civil engagements, not military operations. Ballot papers are not bullets. Voters are not enemy combatants. Opposition members are not insurgents,” Atiku said.
He also questioned why the same level of security was not being deployed against terrorists, kidnappers and bandits attacking communities across the country.
Atiku cautioned INEC against “mysterious glitches, unexplained delays or manipulation” and demanded timely delivery of materials, unhindered voting, honest counting and transparent transmission of results.
“The police belong to Nigeria. The military belongs to Nigeria. INEC belongs to the Nigerian people. None of them belongs to the APC,” he said.
“The world is watching Osun. Nigerians are watching. History is taking notes. Let the people vote. Let every vote count. And let the will of the people prevail.”
Atiku also raised fresh concerns over the Chicago State University certificate submitted to INEC by President Bola Tinubu.
He alleged discrepancies in the document, noting that one version bears June 22, 1979, while another linked to CSU records bears June 27, 1979, with reported differences in signatures and the description of the degree.
He further questioned why the names and signatures of university officials who assumed office years after 1979 reportedly appear on documents dated 1979 and asked whether they were replacement certificates and who authorised them.
Citing Section 137(1)(j) of the Constitution on disqualification for presenting a forged certificate to INEC, Atiku said the exact document submitted to INEC must be authenticated.
“Who produced the certificate Tinubu submitted to INEC? When was it produced? Who authorised it? Why does it differ from the other version, and does Chicago State University authenticate the exact document submitted to INEC?” he asked.
“If a young Nigerian would be required to explain such discrepancies before getting an ordinary job, why should the man seeking Nigeria’s highest job be exempt from the same standard?”
On youth participation, Atiku pledged that at least 30 per cent of legislative candidates under his political programme would be below 40 years, with a significant number below 30.
He charged young Nigerians to “Register. Organise. Lead” and turn frustration into political action.
“Anger is not an organisation. A hashtag is not an organisation,” he said.
“Your time is not tomorrow. Your time is now.”
