INEC chairman admits commission contractor is APC senatorial candidate


tribuneonlineng.com Feb 17, 2019 9:39 AM


•Says process not compromised



National chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Saturday admitted that candidate of the All Progressives Congress, for Niger East Senatorial District, Senator Mohammed Musa, was a registered contractor with the commission.

The INEC chairman made the disclosure at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, had in a statement hinted the nation that the Managing Director of Activate Technologies Limited, Mohammed Sani Musa, whose company supplied the machines used in printing the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), was the candidate of the APC for Niger East Senatorial district in the aborted Saturday’s election.


Atiku, in the statement, further argued that “given that Mr. Musa’s previous company, Act Technologies, had a contract to supply and install PVC card printers in the INEC Headquarters, it does beg the question why Mr Musa’s new company, Activate Technologies, was given a subsequent contract to print PVC cards itself?”

“Other investigations have revealed that an employee and Director of Activate Technologies and an APC member, Mr. Mohammed Keffi, was filmed at Abuja Airport Domestic Departure Lounge on December 29 opening an official INEC envelope and then handling multiple ballot forms which he was checking off against his mobile phone.

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Atiku further noted that “while Sani Musa has the right to hold any public office in spite of his line of business, it is morally unjustifiable to allow a well-known supplier of sensitive INEC materials to partake in an election in which the key materials to be used for the poll were supplied by him.”

Asked by a former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka, who stood in for PDP national chairman, Uche Secondus for clarification, the INEC Chairman admitted that he was aware that the said contractor with the commission was a senatorial candidate of the APC.

But he, however, assured Nigerians that it would not affect the credibility of the electoral process.

He said: “Yes, I am aware. That company has been working with the commission since 2011. I assure you that we have a strict system. No electoral officer will be compromised. The integrity of the process is protected.”



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Chai... INEC is completely compromised.

Now it is obvious why it was reported that the voting materials for Niger East is missing.

Mahmud Yakubu is a failure

Nigeria sef!!!!

Una dey see abi? You want to be a judge and jury of your own case that's what the INEC and APC are trying to do

cc lalasticlala

This whole election is a joke and should be called off.

and finally the truth comes out!

I applaud Atiku, Imo Ugochinyere and the opposition for their tenacity and research and outspokenness....

ivandragon:
INEC chairman admits commission contractor is APC senatorial candidate


tribuneonlineng.com Feb 17, 2019 9:39 AM


•Says process not compromised



National chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Saturday admitted that candidate of the All Progressives Congress, for Niger East Senatorial District, Senator Mohammed Musa, was a registered contractor with the commission.

The INEC chairman made the disclosure at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, had in a statement hinted the nation that the Managing Director of Activate Technologies Limited, Mohammed Sani Musa, whose company supplied the machines used in printing the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), was the candidate of the APC for Niger East Senatorial district in the aborted Saturday’s election.


Atiku, in the statement, further argued that “given that Mr. Musa’s previous company, Act Technologies, had a contract to supply and install PVC card printers in the INEC Headquarters, it does beg the question why Mr Musa’s new company, Activate Technologies, was given a subsequent contract to print PVC cards itself?”

“Other investigations have revealed that an employee and Director of Activate Technologies and an APC member, Mr. Mohammed Keffi, was filmed at Abuja Airport Domestic Departure Lounge on December 29 opening an official INEC envelope and then handling multiple ballot forms which he was checking off against his mobile phone.

INEC obtaining ad-hoc staff list from APC ― PDP
Atiku further noted that “while Sani Musa has the right to hold any public office in spite of his line of business, it is morally unjustifiable to allow a well-known supplier of sensitive INEC materials to partake in an election in which the key materials to be used for the poll were supplied by him.”

Asked by a former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka, who stood in for PDP national chairman, Uche Secondus for clarification, the INEC Chairman admitted that he was aware that the said contractor with the commission was a senatorial candidate of the APC.


But he, however, assured Nigerians that it would not affect the credibility of the electoral process.

He said: “Yes, I am aware. That company has been working with the commission since 2011. I assure you that we have a strict system. No electoral officer will be compromised. The integrity of the process is protected.”



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taken into evidence to confirm why there is reported cases of already printed votes in possession of certain persons

this is why PMB is so confident of winning.

not because he has performed, but because he has(d) perfected the rigging planning.


how can a player be setting the rules in a game he is also playing (well, except back in the days when the owner of the ball in school was captain, coach, player, referee & 'FIFA', lol).

INEC under PDP government awarded the contract to the said company since 2011. So what's the issue here?

abes:
INEC under PDP government awarded the contract to the said company since 2011. So what's the issue here?

how can you award contract you print voters card to a contestant in a election?

are you so bigotted that you can't see anything wrong in this?

Beremx:
Now it is obvious why it was reported that the voting materials for Niger East is missing.

Mahmud Yakubu is a failure

Mahmud Yakubu is already compromised. It seems he's working for APC. He must resign with immediate effect with this revelation

naijapips04:


how can you award contract you print voters card to a contestant in a election?

are you so bigotted that you can't see anything wrong in this?

Calm down, what exactly are you trying to ask me?

abes:
INEC under PDP government awarded the contract to the said company since 2011. So what's the issue here?

And APC just had to repeat the mistake?

That is morally wrong

DrGoodman:


And APC just had to repeat the mistake?

Honestly I don't understand these PDP people;
They complain about Electoral law that was passed and signed by them.
They complain about Amina Zakari that was appointed to INEC during their regime.
Now they are complaining about a contract they awarded during their time in 2011.

How can the INEC Chairman proclaim with so much inglorious assurance that the election or electoral process can not be compromised after this revelation?

There is a gross conflict of interest here where the manufacturer, distributor and installer of very vital components of the electoral process is also involved as a contestant in the very same process he has a business in. How exactly is this not a conflict of interest?

Is the fact that there was discrepancy in voting materials at the very senatorial district (North East) this same contractor is contesting under, not provide evidence to the very existential threat to the electoral process this man poses?

And to clear up a deliberate misinformation I have just seen someone here spit: When this man was given a contract in 2011:
1. He was not a senatorial candidate, nor was he involved in the election as a contestant.
2. His contract specification was limited to INSTALLING PVC machines at the INEC headquarters ONLY.
3. His company was named ACT Tech

Now, to conceal his vested interest as a contractor and also as a contestant in the same process, this happened:
1. He renamed the company ACTIVATE Tech but was still stupid to have his name and family as investors
2. His contract specification now included PRINTING card readers, electoral materials, DISTRIBUTING these same materials and INSTALLING them nationwide.

Anyone who can not see the possibility of interference here lacks any sort of critical thought.

abes:


Calm down, what exactly are you trying to ask me?

typos. How can you award contract to print voters card to a contestant in the same election the card is being printed for?

are you okay?

boostdom:


And to clear up a deliberate misinformation I have just seen someone here spit: When this man was given a contract in 2011:
[b]1. He was not a senatorial candidate
2. His contract specification was limited [/b]to s

Kindly post your proof especially the contract specification that shows he was limited to whatever you are trying to type.
Thanks.

naijapips04:


typos. How can you award contract to print voters card to a contestant in the same election the card is being printed for?

are you okay ?

I think we should ask Jega and GEJ, what do you think?

abes:

I think we should ask Jega and GEJ, what do you think?

you are quite senile. so in 2011 the man was contesting election abi? and he was a card carrying member of PDP?

naijapips04:


you are quite senile. so in 2011 the man was contesting election abi? and he was a card carrying member of PDP?

I don't know, why don't you tell us the autobiography of the said man since you know him so well.

Many people will like to read from you.

Waiting...

abes:


I don't know, why don't you tell us the autobiography of the said man since you know him so well.

Many people will like to read from you.

Waiting...

dude you gave a contestant contract to print cards in an election he's Part of and you see nothing wrong?

At least have some self respect .

abes:
INEC under PDP government awarded the contract to the said company since 2011. So what's the issue here?

Don't tell me that you can't comprehend this simple straight forward write up. Did he contest election in 2011?

Graduate indeed!!!!

naijapips04:


dude you gave a contestant contract to print cards in an election he's Part of and you see nothing wrong?

At least have some self respect .

abes:


I don't know, why don't you tell us the autobiography of the said man since you know him so well.

Many people will like to read from you.

Waiting...

Still waiting especially his activities between 2009 and 2013

abes:


Honestly I don't understand these PDP people;
They complain about Electoral law that was passed and signed by them.
They complain about Amina Zakari that was appointed to INEC during their regime.
Now they are complaining about a contract they awarded during their time in 2011.

Common sense should have told you that if a southern president employed Amina zakari, buahrri should pit a southerner now to make it have some credibility.

But trust the bigot to remove all southerners and place his ppl on the plum jobs.

Okay na

abes:




Still waiting especially his activities between 2009 and 2013

doesn't fvcking matter where the man beeping years ago.

I'm asking you, is it moral to give a contestant in an election contract to print his own voters card?

your answer to this would determine whether you deserve another response from me or you are just a paid I. diot.

DrGoodman:


Common sense should have told you that if a southern president employed Amina zakari, buahrri should pit a southerner now to make it have some credibility.

But trust the bigot to remove all southerners and place his ppl on the plum jobs.

Did that southern president remove a southern appointee before appointing the nortnern appointee (Amina Zakari)?

Even the contract to print election paper are given to northerners

Every thing seem to be north
How do southerners make money or do they just depend on crumps