National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole has stated that he won’t forgive INEC for postponing the 2019 general elections.
According to Oshiomhole, the postponement mad this party incur costs.
He made this know in reaction to a statement by INEC’s National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, who revealed that INEC leaders were still optimistic on February 15 about holding the election slated for February 16.
He revealed that the optimism was what caused the delay in the electoral body’s announcement which came late.
Speaking, Oshiomhole said:
“As at 5pm on Friday, February 15, some of the materials INEC needed were still at the airports. How could you have assumed that by some native doctor’s magical something, you could pull it through?
“Obviously you knew it was not in your competence to increase the day beyond 24 hours. So, obviously you knew and you cannot be pardoned for that. And I refuse to forgive you on that because you knew it and you made us incur costs that were avoidable and you subjected us to severe shocks.
“I don’t think you can defend that. It was gross, inexcusable negligence of duty and crass incompetence on the part of INEC. There is no need to wish it away.”