The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), led by Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, of refusing to obey the March 6, 2019 ruling of the Appeal Court, directing it to allow the party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, access to inspect the documents and materials used in the rigged February 23, 2019 Presidential election. In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary and Director, Media & Publicity PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, the main opposition said INEC’s action was a deliberate and wicked ploy by INEC to frustrate the “people-backed” resolve by Atiku and the PDP to timeously file and mention its petition at the Presidential election Tribunal, and by so doing, ambush the case. The said INEC was acting in cahoots with the All Progressives Congress (APC). “Despite being served with the Order and several follow-ups, the leadership of INEC has refused to grant the PDP and Atiku Abubakar access to the materials and documents, notwithstanding the urgency of the matter. “INEC should, therefore, end its unpatriotic partisan shenanigans with the APC and immediately obey the Court of Appeal and grant the PDP and Atiku Abubakar access to the documents and materials and free itself from unholy entanglement with the APC against Nigerians,” the statement declared.

Source: Nigerian Tribune March 16, 2019 19:07 UTC