INEC Chairman, Tinubu Blocking Opposition From Registering New Parties – Amaechi
Former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has accused INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu of blocking the registration of new political parties.
Amaechi in an interview aired on Arise TV on Tuesday, said, “Already he is stopping parties from being registered.
“Already, INEC has taken sides as it is no longer an umpire. The so-called reforms put in place by INEC are not to anyone’s advantage because there are no political parties to compete in transparent elections.”
The former transport minister slammed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for being notorious for disregarding laws, accusing it of deploying the electoral system as a machine to stifle opposition and enslave Nigerians.
“What is funny about this government is that they don’t even obey laws. There is a state capture using the electoral system as the machine. Should that be? That should not be,” he said.
He stated that Attahiru Jega, a former INEC chair, should have been allowed to remain in office.
“Electoral Act allows you to register political parties. So this electoral body doesn’t allow opposition to register political parties. I wish the National Assembly can review the constitution and allow Jega to remain there until the reforms take place.
“Where there is no electoral reform, there must be a man of conscience. Jega is a man of conscience. What happened in 2015 was transparent,” he said.
However, APC spokesman Felix Morka dismissed Amaechi’s claims as “disruptive politicking”.
“Nigerians see right through their disruptive politicking. Amaechi and his cohorts are losing their grip on the economy. Accustomed to fleecing the economy, they are now compelled by Tinubu’s unprecedented reforms to adapt to a new reality where hard work, productivity, and innovation are rewarded.
“Their criticisms of President Tinubu’s reforms are decidedly self-serving, driven by a desperate quest for power to satiate their voracious rent-seeking appetite, which has long stifled and denied progress to the economy,” Morka noted.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
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