The Independent National Electoral Commission has said the Labour Party has no ground to call for the sack of its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over the outcome of the 2023 general election.

The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi stated this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja.

“The reasons adduced by the LP in making the latest and familiar demand are not only illogical but also ridiculous,” he said.

He said that election observers, both local and international, were accredited by INEC to observe elections under specific rules and regulations.


“Under these rules, they were required to submit their respective reports to the commission. Such reports may or may not include their recommendations.

“Therefore, it is not within the remit of any election observer whatsoever to indict INEC. They are to observe and make recommendations if they have any, but never to indict.

“In the same manner, it is also not within the LP’s jurisdiction to demand the dismissal and prosecution of the INEC Chairman over the outcome of an election in which the party fielded candidates.



“Interestingly, arising from the outcome of the same 2023 General Election, the LP has now produced one State Governor, eight Senators, 35 House of Representatives members, and 38 members of the State Houses of Assembly,” he said.

Oyekanmi said it was strange that a political party that was in court challenging the outcome of the 2023 presidential election, could still go about openly discussing the matter at a news conference, knowing fully that such was subjudice.

“The LP is one of the 18 political parties registered and being regulated by INEC in Nigeria.

“The party will do well by restricting itself to activities permitted under the rules and regulations governing the conduct of political parties,” he said.

The LP had on Thursday demanded a forensic investigation into the expenditure of the released budget and donor funds received by INEC for the 2023 general election.

The Director General, Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Otumba Akin Osuntokun, at a media briefing in Abuja, said that Nigerians deserved to get the details of how the funds were disbursed.

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Apt!
Let the court do their thing!

Abi

Too many childishness on the Forum these days

helinues:
Abi

Failure go get a job , you have wasted today

helinues:
Abi

Hi, what type of work can you be able to do?

Criminal organization

I look to see how Yakubu gets away from the crime against humanity he supervised.

Inec should emulate jamb and stop disgracing themselves.

Labour party and its president candidate and his people are just bereaved and grieving

LP is pathetic! Wetin consern LP concern how them spend election budget?

Shamelessness @ it peak. A question I wish to ask the APC and the criminal Organisation filled with shameless institutional election riggers, that with the incongruent results on INEC data base, the overt denial of results issued by it and the general conducts in the shambolic 2023 presidential election does they think they have a moral conscience?