It also expressed support for the Commission’s “perceived resistance to pressure” to implement a partial postponement. This would not have been in the best interests of democracy in Nigeria, the main opposition party said. Secondus said, “We asked and you agreed to independent verification thatsensitive materials returned to the CBN offices at state levels have not been tampered with. “We believe it makes sense to appoint one company to verify both issues or, on the issue of sensitive materials, we can use the party officials and observers.”He suggested two companies from which one could be chosen — KPMG andPricewaterhouseCoopers. Secondus added that, given the short time frame, the appointment of the auditfirm should be made by Monday, February 18 (today).

Source: Punch February 18, 2019 14:57 UTC