Third Force Presidential candidate running on the People’s Trust (PT) platform, Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has written the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu requesting a further extension of the Presidential and National Assembly elections because the one week extension is rather too short to conclude the stated enormous logistics requirement for the polls.

The candidate, who lately led the online polls of most preferred candidate amongst the third force, argued in a letter to the INEC chairman that another extension was reasonable in view of the logistics burden on the contestants and the parties. The candidates and the parties, he said, would now have to repeat logistics preparations that have hitherto been deployed to achieve the level of mobilization at the February 16 scheduled election.

He stressed that “It is my considered opinion that in the haste to stick to a quickly announced date for the election, the Commission may not have paid adequate attention to the attendant voter apathy that may result if adequate confidence building measures are not implemented to win back ‘would-be’ voters for the next date of polling”

As a result and because a potential voter’s apathy in some section of the country or all of the country may substantially affect  the   results of the election, a ”new date of election should be between three to four weeks from February 16 not one week from February 16 as previously announced. This is more so for self-funded candidates and political parties who do not have the possibilities or intentions of falling quickly on the State treasuries to refinance another logistic deployment”

The candidate regarded as one of the most cerebral amongst the contenders noted that campaigning should also resume undoubtedly in consonance with extant legislation that allow campaign to continue up till 24 hours before elections, in order to achieve the same level of mobilization of voters as before February 16th.

In his letter copied to the United Nations representatives, Observer and Civil Society Groups, the diplomatic community and the media he added that “the Commission should liaise with the National Orientation Agency (NOA), who should use their national networks to ensure mobilization of communities, social and interest groups to reach potential voters in order to avoid voter apathy at the next date of election”

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I agree with him but if 4 years was not enough, will they be ever ready. IMO, there is no need to postpone further. #Back2Daura# is a must

Nonsense

He is actually saying the truth

ok

Who is this one?

Are you Normal ??

"I will never use my powers to rig election. I don't need to. I won't disrepect Nigerians. We want a process that will allow Nigerians to choose freely. I have gone round the country, with what I saw, I have no reason to rig.

INEC must behave responsibly and realize that they're not the only stakeholders, the military and the police will be well mobilized to stamp out rigging and thuggery, any state or group of people who think they can disrupt this process will do so at the risk of their own lives... "

- Muhammadu Buhari

Logistics = rig one polling center to ensure at least one win?

Who is this one talking!

Hehehe...I personally feel that one week is not enough to address the kind of logistics challenge INEC says it encountered which necessitated the current postponement. They'd need to reprint all ballot papers and sensitive materials with a new range of
F serial numbers or other security features to protect the integrity of the electoral process considering the exposure of materials already distributed nationwide.

Na dem know sha

You're on your own.

Is this one okay ??

Dandsome:
Butterfly that thinks himself a bird

Kuku kee am
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IF YOU CARE TO LISTEN,INEC CANNOT DELIEVER A CREDIBLE ELECTION ON SATURDAY.
@OGA OLAWEPO,YOU WERE AT SITUATION ROOM ON SATURDAY AND YOU FAILED TO BRING UP THIS ISSUE,SO WHY ARE YOU TELLING US ON NAIRALAND?INSANITY OF HIGHEST ORDER

chxe:
I agree with him but if 4 years was not enough, will they be ever ready. IMO, there is no need to postpone further. #Back2Daura# is a must

Even 8yrs won't be enough to get any thing right in this gonment

sexiestharam:
With the way things are going, elections may not hold this Saturday and the whole world will really see what we have become under APC - A HUGE JOKE OF A COUNTRY!

The only joke here is you. We are breaking new grounds everyday on this end.

Aieboocaar:
Dem wan do MEAT CENSUS for soup, PERIWINKLE sef dey raise hand up make dem count am
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Bros why not ATIKULATE. Join hand get nigeria working again

You are very wicked!

Chukwurah003:


The only joke here is you. We are breaking new grounds everyday on this end.

Really? Good for you.

Even if they postpone the election till next year, he won't still win, so the only option he has now is to ATIKUlate.

Butterfly that thinks himself a bird

You try

Please hashim should go and sleep.

He has no electoral value.

Aieboocaar:
Dem wan do MEAT CENSUS for soup, PERIWINKLE sef dey raise hand up make dem count am
[img]https://media1./images/e82c2cd09db0bf410917cda2ef22ffd4/tenor.gif?itemid=4986298[/img]


Bros why not ATIKULATE. Join hand get nigeria working again

Aieboocaar:
Dem wan do MEAT CENSUS for soup, PERIWINKLE sef dey raise hand up make dem count am
[img]https://media1./images/e82c2cd09db0bf410917cda2ef22ffd4/tenor.gif?itemid=4986298[/img]


Bros why not ATIKULATE. Join hand get nigeria working again

I think Atiku should support this guy become president and not the other way around.

Ok