People’s Democratic Party PDP campaign council in Rivers state has described the reason given by INEC for postponement of the election is childish and unacceptable.
Director of Information and Communication Council Emma Okah said the postponement of the election has justified the party’s claim that INEC and APC are not ready for free and fair election.
” we condemn it in very strong term and it confirms what we have said time without number that both the INEC and APC are not ready for credible, free and fair election in 2019. INEC is citing logistic reason. What a childish reason to cite. Does it mean that in the last 4 years they have not been preparing for this election? So Nigerians can not be taken for fool. The only explanation that we have is that the APC insanity that they are going to loose the election, so they have decided to use the instrument of the INEC which is under their control to twat the will of the people. Election have already been fixed, and I can assure you that the end of the road has come for the APC in this country” he stated.
Also, PDP candidate for Tai state constituency Matthew Dike says postponement of the election has caused huge economic loss to Nigerians. Mr Dike who was also lawmaker representing Tai constituency of the State House of Assembly while condemning the postponement, sympathies with electorate who traveled to exercise their civil responsibility.
” Nigerians are worried about the postponement of the election. It is quite unprecedented. It has never been in the history of this state,that election will be postponed 5 hours to the polling time. It is quite unfair and quite provoking. So many people traveled out of the state, to different places to cast their vote only to be shocked that the election has been postponed ” he stated.
Meanwhile the Accord Party candidate for the Eleme state constituency Isaac Ogbuka Ejeri says he is optimistic that INEC will get it better after postponement of Presidential and National Assembly Elections. Mr Isaac commended the Nigerians for the maturity in handling the shock caused by the development.
“Nigerians are disappointed, including the politicians. But it is not enough reason why we have to write off the electoral body. They were hoping and believing that they will come out better and stronger to conduct a free, fair and credible elections. Whatever reason they must have given is best known to them. And so far, Nigerians have demonstrated a very high level of cooperation and maturity in the way and manner they received and handled the shock arising from the cancellation or postponement” he stated.
