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ATIKU2027: BREAKING!!! Thunderous Nationwide Jubilation, As Atiku Abubakar Declares That From May 29, 2027, No President Of Nigeria Will Have The Power To Appoint The Chairman Of INEC; Pledges To “Remove Direct Executive Control Over The Appointment Of Electoral Officers, To Strengthen The Independence, Credibility And Public Trust In Nigeria’s Elections”; ENOUGH IS ENOUGH OF CORRUPT PROFESSORS HEADING INEC UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE PRESIDENT
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, Presidential Candidate for 2027, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has vowed that free and fair elections will be non-negotiable under his 2027 Presidency, come May 29, 2027; pledging to strip himself and other future Presidents, of the Presidential power to appoint the Chairman and members of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, when he becomes President of Nigeria.
The pledge is contained in the ADC’s 2027 Policy Document on Electoral Reforms.
According to the Document, the Atiku 2027 Presidency will: “Remove direct Executive control over the appointment of Electoral Officers, to strengthen the independence, credibility and public trust in Nigeria’s elections.”
It maintained that the current arrangement, where the President appoints the INEC Chairman, National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, has weakened public trust and made the Commission appear as an extension of the Executive arm of government.
The ADC’s concerns are not new to Nigerians. In 2018, late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Amina Zakari as INEC’s National Commissioner, triggered nationwide protests over her alleged family ties to the President.
Also, in 2021, the Senate rejected the nomination of Lauretta Onochie, a Presidential Aide, as an INEC Commissioner, following nationwide criticism of alleged bias.
In 2023, several INEC REC appointments were also questioned, over alleged political affiliations with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
The debates have continued with the recent appointment of the current INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which has continued to draw allegations of partisanship and electoral fraud in favour of the President and his APC, just ahead of the 2027 general elections.
For Atiku, the practice must end. The ADC Document proposes to: “Establish an independent, multi-Stakeholder selection process, involving the Judiciary, Civil Society and Professional Bodies.”
It also seeks to: “Provide secure tenure for appointed Officials, to protect them from political pressure or arbitrary removal.”
In effect, a REC in Sokoto State, or a National Commissioner in Calabar, will not lose their job, for refusing the pressure from the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, or a State Government.
“When elections are credible, democracy works. When the Referee is not independent, the game is rigged before it even starts”, a source close to the ADC 2027 Presidential Campaign said.
For millions of Nigerians who stood in long queues in 2023, and may do so again in 2027, the message is direct: Under the Atiku 2027 Presidency, the President will no longer have the power to control INEC, and the votes of Nigerians will no longer be politically influenced in future elections.
#AtikuIsForThePeople #TheAtikuMovement
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