.as party petitions INEC, demands his sack

.INEC must fire him in 48 hours -APC

.Those who attacked me in PDP, now in APC -Igini

Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja

The All Progressives Congress APC in the South South has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, demanding the dismissal of its Akwa Ibom state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini, within 48 hours.

The petition which was received on July 3 by the office of the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu was signed by APC Zonal Organizing Secretary, South-South, Dr. Blessing Agbomhere.

Barr. Igini on his part recounted his track records of public service especially at INEC, saying it is unfortunate that PDP elements who accused him of working for the then opposition are today in APC and now accusing him of working for the PDP.

The letter addressed to the chairman of the commission accused Mr. Igini of “incessant act of bias, injustice, sabotage and malevolence meted out on the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom state.”

According to Agbomhere, Mr. Mike Igini had over the years, since his deployment sabotaged and worked obviously against the All Progressives Congress in the State even when he is not supposed to be partisan or supportive of any political divide or party by virtue of his position and membership of INEC which is an unbiased, incorruptible and impartial umpire in every electoral process.

Agbomhere told the INEC chairman that a violation of the provision of Section 26 of the Electoral Act of 2022 is not without its consequences and same are rightly captured in Section 120 of the Act.

“From the foregoing facts we have just made available to you, Mr. Chairman, there will be no gainsaying that Mr. Mike Igini, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa Ibom State, has been compromised, shown partisanship and regrettably so, abused his office as an INEC official hence we make the following prayers to you;

“That, Mr. Mike Igini is not fit and proper to remain as the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner of the State. This is because a free and fair election begins with a free and fair process. Hence Mr. Igini has compromised, he therefore lacks the capacity to conduct or supervise any election in the state.

“That, Mr. Mike Igini be sacked and dismissed within 48 hours from the time of receipt of this petition.

“That, Mr. Mike Igini be committed to the relevant authorities for prosecution for the violation of Section 26 of the Electoral Act of 2022.

“May I remind you, Mr. Chairman, that the integrity of the Commission is greatly at stake here as this issue has generated not just statewide protests but also nationwide concerns by both members of our party and the generality of Akwa Ibomites and Nigerians. We believe that Mike Igini is not the only INEC REC in Nigeria hence his position should not bring disrepute of any sort to the Commission neither should same be used as an oppressive tool against the All Progressives Congress or any other political party.

“Finally, Mr. Chairman, we will be more than willing to approach the Code of Conduct Tribunal against Mr. Mike Igini and also approach the Federal High Court to obtain an Order of Mandamus to compel the Commission in any event where our prayers and demands are not met within the time given”.

While Justifying while Igini should be sacked, Agbomhere said; “In 2019, Mr. Mike Igini acted in gross violation of the Electoral Act by sabotaging the Senatorial Elections of His Excellency, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio. He did this, by maliciously supervising the cancellation of the votes of the Distinguished Senator all in his bid to ensure his loss of the election”.


Igini reacts

In his reaction, Igini said; “The petitioner was in the PDP. The first place I worked was Cross River and I witnessed the arrogance of power of the then ruling PDP in 2911. They didn’t conduct their primaries when they said they did and the electoral officers wrote their report which I endorsed and on which basis, Prof Jega, then INEC Chairman acted on. They protested and President Jonathan told them to keep quiet that he brought Jega to sanitize the system. The CPC which was then the party of now President Buhari won an election and Tinubu’s ACN also won Obubra. Blessing was in the PDP then and rget accused me of being a member of the ACN.

“In 2015 when I was deployed to Edo, the arrogance of power was also on display by some PDP elements except for respectable personalities like Chief Orbih and a few others. This Blessing, from Edo, was a PDP member and they were the ones who said they were going to use federal might. I told them the hallmark of democracy will be a peaceful transfer of power and that there will be no federal might. Edo was the only state in the South South where Buhari scored more than the required 25percent. He had 46 percent. APC got one senatorial seat and four out of nine federal seats and also controlled the state assembly. That is my record of absolute neutrality.

“All the characters you are seeing the APC today accusing me, were in the PDP and they went after us the sane arrogance is what they are displaying today because they carried that mentality to APC. Unfortunately, Nigeria is a country where there is no book of remembrance we cannot have a democracy without democrats. Where was this Blessing when gunmen invaded my house in Benin because I stood against the purported federal might? That same individual is now in the ruling party. I did same in 2014 in Osun. I did same thing in Anambra and in Imo when there was crisis and I was sent to intervene.

“In respect of Akwa Ibom, the former senator who is behind all these, all the period Buhari contested election, he never got 10 percent in this state. It was only when Mike Igini came the people’s votes began to count. Then they said I was brought here to dislodge the PDP. They have their internal problems. They have three factions. That is the foundational problem and nor Mike Igini. You can buy some people all of the time but you cannot buy all the people all of the time.

“My records do not suggest anything they have said. Dishonest people are all over the place walking like colossus because we are in a country where our value pyramid is upside down.

“My only response is my record. All the people who are talking now were all members of the PDP”.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/07/you-cant-buy-my-conscience-igini-tells-apc/

Lol.. see who's talking of conscience.

He should drive round his horrible state and check if he still has an conscience to be sold

They did not offer you the right corn

Igini always stand his point.

Viscuz:
They did not offer you the right corn

I agree!

Laughable..

Get your PVC ready .
THE LABOUR OF OUR HEROES PAST SHALL NOT BE IN VAIN!....
Pinned emphasis on the word Labour
I'm sure the word is gradually playing a role on the political party called Labour Party

We need vote in all leadership positions young visionary leaders come next year and most importantly vote out both APC & PDP alike.

@Seniorwriter

I remember Mr. Mike igini. One of the most straightforward no nonsense INEC officials Nigeria has.
I remembered how he handled PDP wahala back then. Because he has stopped illegality in Apc, he has suddenly become an agent.

APC is cooking something..

Igini loud the volume to the hearing of Bola Ahmed Tunibu alias BAT paralysis APC presidential candidate

BAT

Seems dey only gave him cassava, agbado and corn, let them include ewa and garri first

They should increase the volume of the vawulence

Gseg

This is the very first election where most percentage of the youth are actively interested in choosing the next president. The massive force he heralds is actually scary. Tinubu and Atiku will have to strategize against an unforseen opposition.

But erm... These are 2 reasons why Peter Obi cannot win

1. The northern population, as it is, remains dumb, and at the expense of dying of malnutrition, will still pick Buhari's 3rd term over any southern candidate.

Solution? I don't have one.

2. Those who win election are not on the net. The winners of election are the commoners, the market women - older working force... (If twitter is where elections are won, Atiku will be president today)

Solution?
90% of southern youths will go for Peter Obi, but 75% of the southern workforce (especially in the west) will go for Tinubu.

The older workforce are not exposed, know nothin' 'bout politics, and will go wherever the wind blows. If Tinubu is, who the others are voting for, then the large mass of IDGAF voters will vote for him with no reasons at all.

However, I CAN convince my mother and father (Who are the members of the older working force) to go for Peter Obi, and YOU CAN too.

OUR parents, who are ignorant of politics will go with US than believe the words of a man in a vegetative state with nothing to give but a small bag of rice and oil.

That is the only way the south may fall entirely behing Obi. If not, we will wail for 8 more years.

#PreachOBIdienceToYourParents

Igini is going nowhere

After using my precious time to read this article, I only realized its only the headline I read.
And the only thing I have to say is;

Vote Peter Obi 2023.

Igini is a very stubborn rec that Nigeria need now. He does not take nonsense. He has been showing politicians shege, from pdp now to apc. Make akpabio go rest. He gambled and he failed woefully. God has a way of shaming the oppressors. The man must be protected at all times, to avoid being kpai... These politicians can do anything bad if you block their ways.
Waiting for the day he will be made an Inec chairman.

Igini is a no nonsense man

Never sell your conscience for a piece of bread. Choose the Key & Emancipate Yourself...

Tinubu can't buy our conscience

But PDP can?


Next month pack your bags and go.

You call yourself a leader, yet you are buying or bribing them to vote you.... Let the APC flag bearer come out and tell Nigerians what he has for us, that will make us vote for him.

But if he has nothing to say, then let them let Nigerians to be Obident

this man too talk

Eh yaah, gone so soon. RIP Tunde, and he was a very nice guy before he joined APC

where are the touts and agberos that have sold their conscience. Oya make una come vomit the usual.

DevilSignature:


Igini loud the volume to the hearing of Bola Ahmed Tunibu alias BAT APC paralyzed presidential candidate

BAT

That's your president in 2023, you better start getting use to it, so the shock doesn't send you into comma.

Noted.

I wish Ngini can be moved from Akwa ibom to Lagos let's check something