Protesters besiege INEC over Andy Uba
Placard carrying protesters yesterday staged a protest at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) calling for the removal of Senator Andy Uba.
The protesters, under the auspices of Coalition of Nigerian Youths for Good Governance (CNYGG), asked the electoral body to retrieve the certificate of return issued the senator for allegedly falsifying his WAEC certificate.
A petition addressed to the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, which was read by Lady Peace Dimoji, on behalf of the group, said Mr Uba, a senator representing Anambra South Senatorial Zone, allegedly falsified the results to mislead the electorate.
Part of the petition read, “The allegations were disclosed by a private investigator, which correspondence we hereby attach as evidence, specifically the one replied by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) dated 12/02/2014, confirming that the qualification (result) presented to INEC by the mentioned senator was never issued by WAEC, and that even the signature thereon was absolutely falsified.”
The group, therefore, called on the INEC chairman to use his office and “not to only save the integrity of electoral process in Nigeria, but also to nip in the bud, the new breeding version of falsification and deceit amongst politicians representing their electorate.”