The All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed confidence
that President Bola Tinubu will retain his seat as Nigerian President in 2027
no matter who emerges as chairman of the Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC.
The National Secretary of the ruling party, Ajibola Basiru,
made the remark in an interview with The Sun.
The second tenure of the current INEC chairman, Professor
Mahmood Yakubu is expected to relapse this year.
Reports indicate that Mahmood’s replacement is currently
being sought for.
Asked if the APC-led government is seeking to recommend a
new chairman for the electoral body, Ajibola Basiru said, “how can you be
asking a player to recommend a referee? We are players and don’t care about
which referee was brought to officiate the match”.
According to him, “the recommendation is the job of civil
society organisations and lawmakers.
“Our own job is to mobilize, galvanized, and sensitise our
members for whoever they like. In fact, by the time we mobilise, even if the
new chairman of INEC is the father of the presidential candidate of another
party, Asiwaju will still win the election.”
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