LAGOS MARCH 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has demanded the immediate removal of Chairman the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Attahiru Jega.
The movement stated that Jega must go otherwise it would be forced to resist elections in the south.
This was contained in a release titled “Jega Must Go” yesterday by MASSOB leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, at world press conference held at the MASSOB headquarters annex, New Owerri, Imo State.
The release state, said “it has become increasingly worrisome that despite strong allegations of bias against the INEC boss, Attahiru Jega, he, Jega, is still preparing to conduct the forthcoming general elections.
He said the worry stemmed from the fact that the election conducted by the INEC boss would lack credibility and unavoidably put the nation into serious crisis.
“In such crisis as usual the safety of live and property of Ndigbo in the North and other parts of Nigeria will be targets for destruction.
“From the onset, Jega was not prepared for free and fair elections. He demonstrated that by his infamous 30,000 polling units, where he allotted more than two-third of the polling units to the North.
“Despite public outcry, the Senate also passed a resolution stating that the polling units should not be used. Still, Jega went ahead and converted the polling units to voting centres in the North,” he said.
The MASSOB leader also pointed out that Prof Jega was able to distribute more than 90 per cent of the Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVCs, in the North, including Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states, where there was raging insurgency, while he failed to distribute 50 per cent of the same in the South before the elections were shifted.
“Jega wants to organise a kangaroo election where he intends to pronounce his preferred candidate the winner of the election.” He said.
ELOMBAH