The national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, said politicians who praise INEC when elections favour them turn around to cast aspersion on the commission when things do not go their way.


It was reported that while speaking at a meeting with editors in Lagos on Monday, July 8, Yakubu said INEC would keep on playing its role as an umpire.


Igbere TV gathered that he said the commission chose to engage journalists in order to have their input on the steps that INEC needs to take to strengthen the electoral process.


He said the INEC would continue to do its best but its concern is where the trust is reduced by people who will say the best thing that ever happened to Nigeria since 1914 is INEC when they win an election but when they don’t win, they say it’s the worst thing that happened since Lord Lugard.


He said: "There is a story I love to tell. I am just in love with this story. There was a time that we conducted a gubernatorial election, I won’t tell you the state. I monitored it from Abuja via live television. One of the candidates lamented after casting his vote. The smart card reader couldn’t pick his biometric immediately.


“He tried the second time, he tried the third time, it won’t work. He was eventually accredited and he voted. He came with his wife; his wife had no problem whatsoever but immediately after voting, he turned to the cameramen and started abusing INEC. He said this INEC will crash our democracy, he complained about the card readers not working.


He said the candidate alleged that INEC was creating an impression that Nigeria is a nation of scammers, adding that the commission never responded and continued with the job.


"We concluded the election and perhaps to his surprise, he was declared winner. So when the certificate of return was presented to him, I watched the live coverage on television again.


"Immediately he collected the certificate and grabbed the microphone, one of the first things he said was that the best thing that ever happened to our election is the card reader. So, when someone wins an election, our election management board is the best. When someone loses an election, our election management board is the worst thing that ever happened to the country," he said.


Yakubu said INEC needed the support of stakeholders, especially the media to succeed.


He said some of the recommendations made by foreign and local observers could not be implemented by the commission alone.


“Many national and international observer have made recommendations but some of these recommendations cannot be implemented by INEC alone. They require collaboration with others and in many cases, amendment to electoral legal framework which is actually beyond INEC itself, it has to go the national assembly.


“Let me give you an example, the EU made 30 recommendations to improve the electoral processes in Nigeria. Out of which only nine can be implemented by INEC by administrative action. The Commonwealth made 24 recommendations out of which only eight can be implemented by INEC by administrative action," he added.


Igbere TV had previously reported that Yakubu said he would speak very soon on the server controversy trailing the conduct and outcome of the 2019 general elections.


Source; http://igberetvnews.com/825576/just-in-inec-is-worst-thing-to-have-happened-since-lord-lugard-when-politicians-lose-election-inec-chairman-yakubu/

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He needs to shut up. If people lost honorably they won't be angry. What a nonsensical person.

The supreme Court judgement of the Osun election has made me know that Atiku is not coming.
He better keeps his money for 2023 instead of giving those lawyers that are deceiving him

He said: "There is a story I love to tell. I am just in love with this story. There was a time that we conducted a gubernatorial election, I won’t tell you the state. I monitored it from Abuja via live television. One of the candidates lamented after casting his vote. The smart card reader couldn’t pick his biometric immediately.


“He tried the second time, he tried the third time, it won’t work. He was eventually accredited and he voted. He came with his wife; his wife had no problem whatsoever but immediately after voting, he turned to the cameramen and started abusing INEC. He said this INEC will crash our democracy, he complained about the card readers not working.


He said the candidate alleged that INEC was creating an impression that Nigeria is a nation of scammers, adding that the commission never responded and continued with the job.


"We concluded the election and perhaps to his surprise, he was declared winner. So when the certificate of return was presented to him, I watched the live coverage on television again.


"Immediately he collected the certificate and grabbed the microphone, one of the first things he said was that the best thing that ever happened to our election is the card reader. So, when someone wins an election, our election management board is the best. When someone loses an election, our election management board is the worst thing that ever happened to the country," he said.

What an interesting read.
This sums up the kinda politicians we have in our country.

Anyways, whether the devil and his pikins like it or not,
Our darling President Muhammadu Buhari remains the President of wailers and everyone in their lineage for the next 4 years.

Happy wailing in advance y'all.......

The headline is misleading

Yakubu has a brain tumour

His utterances shouldn't be regarded at this time.

Na wa o...

This man still dey talk

Bloggers at work.

Worst thing to have happened was Lord Lugard himself Almagating Nigeria in 1914

Mtcheew

iCauseTrouble:
The supreme Court judgement of the Osun election has made me know that Atiku is not coming.
He better keeps his money for 2023 instead of giving those lawyers that are deceiving him

His lawyers are game boyz

They want to milk Atiku dry!

After their loss at the supreme court, they might advice Atiku to approach ICC

Yakubu Yahoo u de craze

Inec under Buhari is a joke..


Buhari is a failure

The two posters above me take

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His lawyers are game boyz

They want to milk Atiku dry!

After their loss at the supreme court, they might advice Atiku to approach ICC

You must donate your fathers land for Ruga

Supporters of Evil

I guess he was referring to Comrade Adams Oshiomhole when he contested for a second term.

Fraudster talk ... Body Language, words typical of hardened fraudsters observed.

Supervisor of the most fraudulent elections known to mankind.

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Inec under Buhari is a joke..


Buhari is a failure

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You must donate your fathers land for Ruga

Supporters of Evil

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you are the problem of nigeria

It has always been the trending culture of sore losers!

Democracy is always in Danger....

Judiciary is always under threat when they lose!!

please , does anyone knows the candidate / governor the inec chairman cited here ?

If it's in a sane clime, Mahmud, the INEC boss, will be cooling off in one of the prisons by now.

He's not even fit to conduct a village meeting election not to talk of a country's election.

Karma will soon catch up with him.

That governor that berated INEC but went on to win the elections was Adams Oshiomhole.

Nigeria Politicians are pervert....
Things are good if they win but otherwise if they lose...
Bunch of chalatans