By MBACHU GODWIN, Abuja
African Democratic Congress, ADC, has demanded for the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, accusing him of being biased in the discharge of his duties.
Addressing a press Conference in Abuja following the INEC delisting of Sen. David Mark led National working Committee, NWC, from its website, Mark alleged that the INEC chairman was compromised as he wrongly interpreted the Court of Appeal ruling directing that Status quo should be maintained
Mark maintained that there is one one legitimate and recognized leadership of the party led by him.
He warned that the INEC should be held responsible for any consequence that may arise on its decision to delete the ADC leadership from their porter
“Let us sound a note of warning. This INEC under Professor Joash Amupitan will be held directly responsible for whatever actions or reactions that follow this criminal path that it has chosen to take
“Our demand is therefore clear: We demand the immediate resignation or sack of the INEC Chairman, Professor Amupitan, and all the National Commissioners. We no longer have confidence in them. We are convinced that they are incapable of conducting any credible election.
“Let us also make it clear: we are proceeding with our party programmes, because there is nothing under the law that makes INEC’s attendance, a mandatory requirement. We have duly served INEC notice, and we will proceed accordingly.
“We also call on the international community to take note of INEC’s actions of April 1st, and of the restraint we are exercising today. We urge them to recognise the clear threat to Nigeria’s democracy and stability, and to hold accountable those who are undermining the integrity of the electoral process.
“We call on Nigerians to defend our democracy. This is a defining moment. Stand firm. Speak out. Participate. Resist any attempt to impose a one-party state on Nigeria. Nigeria belongs to all of us, and together, we must protect it.
“It is often said, that the arc of history does not bend towards tyranny. It bends towards freedom.
And no matter how long the night may seem, the morning will come. Nigeria will not be silenced. Nigeria will not be conquered. Nigeria is rising, ADC is rising.”
The former president of the Senate berated President Bola Tinubu for attempting to destroy and destabilize the opposition , urging Nigerians to resist it.
