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APC Speaks Out Against Claims Of INEC Hijack, Recalls PDP’s Powerhold
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Morka, in an interview with The Sun, dismissed the notion that the APC has gained undue influence over the electoral umpire during the ongoing 2023 election litigation process, describing such claims as absurd…CONTINUE READING
The APC chieftain pointed out that when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) controlled a significant majority of states while in power, nobody asserted that INEC was under its control.
Highlighting the normalcy of a political party winning elections or court cases, Morka emphasized that the same court that declared Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, as the winner is the same court that rejected the APC’s plea in Osun State, ultimately awarding victory to the opposition party.
He remarked, “That is ridiculous. It is nonsense to say that INEC is now an arm of APC. Are you saying that when the PDP was in power and controlled almost two-thirds, if not more of the states in Nigeria, INEC was its appendage? You are implying that every time a ruling party has control of more states and national spread, then the electoral commission becomes its appendage.
Why conduct an election if somebody cannot win even in all 36 states? There is such a possibility. Election is like the World Cup, a winner must emerge at the end of the contest. We cannot denigrate our democracy in this manner.
“People miss that point. APC is the progressive party in relation to the PDP, but does it stop people from the PDP from joining the APC? It doesn’t.
And when PDP is in power, even at the national level, has it ever stopped anybody in the states from joining the opposition party? People move up and down. So, when a party is in power, somehow, more people gravitate towards the party for whatever reason.
That party will naturally wield more clout, dominance, access and success at the poll because key people in different states who influence opinion may have shifted to join it.
It is easier to move from one party to the other in Nigeria than it is in Germany, the UK, or the United States. It is because there are other features that underline democracy.
We can’t discount that. This idea that whenever it happens, people will say that the electoral umpire is in our pocket is not true.”
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