Zakari is widely believed to be President Muhammadu Buhari’s niece. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday rejected the appointment of Zakari who had been INEC’s national commissioner in charge of welfare and health. PDP’s national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, described the appointment as a step towards destroying the future of democracy in Nigeria. She is in charge of setting up the Situation Room and National Collation Centre for the upcoming elections. “Atiku Abubakar notes that data from the 2015 elections show that 75 per cent of the almost 14 million people who voted without biometric accreditation in 2015 were linked to Muhammadu Buhari.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2019 04:30 UTC