Politics
Ohanaeze says INEC’s voters registration mere cosmetics, urges Southern govs’ to discuss north’s dominance
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has described the provision in each local government
with one registration machine as deliberate attempt by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disenfranchise many Nigerians of voting age.
The goup which stated this on Friday, while condemning the ongoing national voters’ registration exercise, further harped on the need for southern Nigeria governors to regularly meet to assess and proffer
solutions to emerging national issues.
According to Ohanaeze, the ongoing voters’ registration is too cosmetic and different from the last registration exercise of 2014, which ensured that every voting centre in Nigeria had a machine configured to it.
The group said that the present INEC has continuously shown that it was bereft of good initiatives.
This was contained in a statement the group issued in Abakaliki after its National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting at the Enugu National Headquarters.
The statement had the president general of Ohanaeze, Chief John Nnia Nwodo Jnr, positing that it was proper for all southern governors to meet and look at how political issues in the country affect the government and people of that part of Nigeria.
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He said that a formidable and virile bloc of governors of the southern divide will reposition them as an indispensable body in the growth of the nation’s economy.
He said, “The deliberate and continuous lopsided federal appointments in favour of the North, the blatant, incessant and unfettered destruction of farms, rape of women and killing of innocent Nigerians
by herdsmen among other issues demand that Nigerians of all walks of life rise up in defence of their right to life and human dignity.”
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yanju omotodun
June 3, 2017 at 1:40 pm
But sincerely, Buhari’s government is full of nepotism and tribalism, it’s as if other tribes are not part of Nigeria, we have to restructure the states in Nigeria.
Anita Kingsley
June 3, 2017 at 7:05 pm
Tribalism and selfishness is what she killing Nigeria as a country. Let’s not deceive ourselves, Nigeria is being controlled by the Hausas
JOHNSON PETER
June 4, 2017 at 4:33 am
Yes, we know that, so no need to tell us
Animashaun Ayodeji
June 3, 2017 at 9:43 pm
INEC has none excuse whatsoever to provide a machine to one local government. We all know one machine is too small to operate with.
seyi jelili
June 4, 2017 at 4:24 am
Resources also matters, inec can’t spend beyond their budget. After all it is not in the southern part alone, even in Lagos, it’s like that
Abeni Adebisi
June 3, 2017 at 9:46 pm
The crazy aspect of this is how the INEC will still claim to be impartial with everyone in the country. One registration machine can not serve a local government which will have more than one voting boot during the 2019 election.
JOHNSON PETER
June 4, 2017 at 4:35 am
If you have not register for the voters card, go to the designated place in your local government and stop worrying yourself about what you can’t change