The squabble involving INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu and the police/DSS over the postponement of the Edo State Gubernatorial election is a big threat to our democracy. Yakubu could not see any of the security threats claimed by the security agents and decided he would go ahead with the Edo poll. The police/DSS had to arm-twist INEC to stop the election scheduled for today.
When the INEC boss was proving stubborn,
the NYSC boss, Brigadier General Sule Kazaure was brought in to scuttle
his plan. The NYSC boss threatened not to make corpers available for
the poll; so, Yakubu had to budge. One thing is certain in this drama:
some people engineered this postponement for fear of losing. The
incumbent government in this state is the key suspect. I am very sure
that they have only postponed their defeat. It will certainly come.
Yemi Adebowale
Yemi Adebowale
THISDAY 10 Sept.2016
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