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INEC Has Become Fake News Propagation Commission – PCP Chairman, Don Harmattan
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The Chairman of the Peoples Coalition Party (PCP), Chief Anthony Don Harmattan, has reacted to the news making rounds on the deregistration of political parties following a Supreme Court judgment of May 7, 2021, saying that INEC got it all wrong
In a statement made available to PointBlank.ng, the Chairman faulted INEC and its leadership, accusing the Commission of becoming a fake news purveyor.
He noted that by insisting that the judgment meant all other parties have been deregistered, INEC has shown itself to be irresponsible and cannot be trusted to handle the 2023 presidential elections.
Harmattan’s statement in details:
The recent news making the rounds that the Supreme Court judgement of 7th May 2021 in the case of NUP versus INEC in which the Supreme Court declared that INEC has the power to deregister NUP has sealed the fate of all the 74 deregistered political parties is a hoax, a completely false, misleading and destructive attempt to overheat the already fragile security situation that the country is currently facing. INEC by this fake news and orchestrated lies emanating from its leadership has shown that INEC under the current leadership is not a responsible commission that can be trust for the 2023 presidential elections.
The issue of INEC having the powers to deregister political parties has never been contested by the deregistered political parties except for NUP who went to court on appeal with the prayers that INEC has no powers to deregister it for which NUP lost in the Appeal Court and Judgement was confirmed in the recent Supreme Court ruling of 7th May 2021.
The 22 parties entered into appeal with the prayers that it recognises INEC’s power to deregister, but that while it was in court to request INEC to follow due process and give fair hearing to all, that INEC went ahead to use it’s almighty power to deregister them by fiat without given them fair hearing. Even in PCP case, a party that was registered 6 months to the presidential election and which made better electoral result by coming third position in the presidential election, we wrote to INEC given it date for it’s inspection, INEC without further replies or call for dialogue went ahead to deregister our party.
Therefore what is in question today between the 22 Parties and INEC is clearly a completely different case scenario of illegal use and abuse of its powers to deregister the 22 political parties who won their case in the appeal court and INEC chose to waste tax payers money in times of scarcity to pursue frivolity by appealing to the Supreme Court on the flimsy excuse that the case was conflicting thereby abusing court process and wasting its time.
The fact that you are a father and produced a child does not give you the express right to kill that child without giving the child the right of fair hearing. It will be an abuse of power if commissions like INEC abrogate to themselves the unrestricted right to kill political parties at will which is not done in any part of the world. The NASS should also pass the same law to the Corporate Affairs commission CAC to kill companies at will if not for political witch-hunting that they have done all this.
By propagating falsehood and false information to the general public at a time of National insecurity, INEC has obviously converted it’s commission to a lies mill and fake news commission which leaves no one in doubt that INEC as presently constituted under Prof. Yakubu Mahmoud is not ready to be a responsible partner in delivering free, fair and transparent election come 2023.
Signed by
Chief Don Anthony Chukwuma Harmattan
PCP National Chairman
Accomplished media entrepreneur and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief Dele Momodu, has said that nobody trusts President Bola Tinubu to conduct a free and fair election, including the President’s own supporters.
Momodu also noted that there is a belief that if the President does not win in 2027, he will not want to relinquish power.
He added that if Tinubu refuses to step down, he would be chased out of the Presidential Villa.
Momodu made the revelations while speaking on Arise News Prime Time belt.
“If you ask an average Nigerian today about Tinubu, ‘Do you trust Tinubu to conduct a free and fair election?’ I can tell you, 90 per cent of them will say no.
“Look, nobody trusts Tinubu to run a free and fair election, including his own supporters. They will tell you, ‘Oh, we are going to win. There is no way we won’t win.’ Ask them why, and they will say, ‘Oh, you know our oga now.’
“In fact, some people are even suggesting that if Tinubu loses the election, he will not agree to step down. I say, why won’t he agree? We will chase him away.
“Look, you do not know the determination of Nigerians. And now, I’m not resting my confidence on just my party. I’m talking about the ordinary man on the street who cannot imagine Tinubu coming back again. They just can’t.
“I can’t tell you our strategy in public. What we know is that, once upon a time, Tinubu fought for himself to secure a second term as governor of Lagos State.
“So, others are also working very hard behind the scenes. We are not going to come out in public and say this, but we know what to do to make sure that he does not get that second term. We also know that some of the people pretending to support him today—and I’m not trying to trivialise this thing.
“I know some of them. They are praying fervently that they will not have to go through this situation where governors become like houseboys. Governors are scared. Judges are scared. Legislators are scared.
“So, Tinubu has become a god whom nobody is ready to confront and say, ‘Oga, you’ve done your best. Please, go home.’”
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to go home and let Nigeria breathe.
Adebayo said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.
He was responding to the President’s plan to excuse himself from the rigors of physical campaigns in some states ahead of the presidential polls.
Tinubu spoke at the inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja, urging members to take the party’s message to Nigerians across the states and local government areas while he continues to attend to matters of governance.
In response, Adebayo argued that, if Tinubu is too tired to campaign, he is too weak to govern.
In a statement signed by his Presidential Campaign’s Chief Communications Adviser, Comrade Mark Adebayo, the SDP standard bearer described Tinubu as a “president in absentia” at a time Nigeria needs hands-on leadership.
Adebayo said: “Nigeria is too complex, too dynamic, and currently too distressed to be governed by remote control.”
He cited what he called repeated instances of the President governing from a distance, including prolonged medical vacations disguised as working visits, absence during national emergencies and reliance on proxies to announce State policies.
Adebayo further said: “We have seen repeated instances when the President was visibly missing when the country needed reassurance.
“From unannounced foreign trips during critical economic decisions to his complete silence during widespread regional protests, he has consistently acted like a president in absentia. If you are too tired to campaign, you are too weak to govern.”
Adebayo alleged that the decision to stay off the campaign trail was not about strategy but fear.
“The excuse of bowing out of the 2027 campaign is a cowardly smokescreen. The truth is that the President is terrified of the Nigerian people,” he argued.
According to him, the administration’s economic policies – fuel subsidy removal fallout, skyrocketing inflation and currency instability -have made the President unpopular.
“He knows the pain his bad policies have inflicted on families. He is hiding because he cannot face public anger, and he knows any appearance on a campaign trail will be met with collective booing of a betrayed populace.”
Adebayo also said: “It is time to face reality: step aside, go home, and let this country breathe.”
He called on the administration to prioritise national interest over political survival and be transparent about the President’s capacity to lead for the remainder of his term.
Arsenal Fans Club Nigeria is set to be officially unveiled in Abuja this weekend, as the organisation prepares to strengthen the club’s fan base and promote community development through football.
Amongst the high profile personalities lined up for the unveiling ceremony include, business leaders, celebrities and notable Arsenal supporters like former Gunner, Kanu Nwankwo, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Senator Dino Melaye amongst others.
The unveiling will form part of a two-day programme beginning on Friday, October 16, with delegates from state and city chapters expected to converge on the nation’s capital for the club’s second Annual General Meeting (AGM).
According to a press release issued on Monday by the organisation, the celebrations will feature sporting activities, a community sanitation initiative and a formal launch event attended by prominent personalities and Arsenal supporters.
National President of Arsenal Fans Club Nigeria, Charles Ojugbana, said the organisation draws inspiration from the achievements of Nigerian-descent footballers, including former Super Eagles striker Kanu Nwankwo and current stars Bukayo Saka, Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze.
The former General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) said the club aims to improve the football fan experience while expanding support for Arsenal across Nigeria.
Activities scheduled for Saturday include aerobic sessions and a novelty football match before members proceed to Wuse Market for a clean-up campaign.
As part of the outreach, the club plans to donate refuse bins and other sanitation materials to the market’s leadership, in line with its commitment to philanthropy and community development.
Arsenal Fans Club Nigeria operates through a governance structure comprising a Board of Trustees, a National Executive Committee and a General Assembly, which serves as the organisation’s highest decision-making body.
The club also disclosed plans to promote awareness of Down syndrome among children in March 2027, as part of activities to commemorate World Down Syndrome Day.
The programme expresses the organisation’s ambition to extend its activities beyond football fandom to charitable causes and support for vulnerable members of the society.
