Disqualify Candidates Involved In Mayhem – LP

The Candidates of the
Labour Party AKULGA/ ASALGA Federal and State Constituencies in Rivers State have threatened to withdraw from further elections in Rivers State if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) refuses  to disqualify  candidates  of political parties who disrupted elections and fomented  trouble in their various constituencies.
The Candidates, Douglas Dodiyi-Manuel (Candidate, AKULGA/ASALGa Federal Constituency),Ted Dagogo Princewill (Candidate, House of Assemble ASALGA Constituency 1) and Saturday Dabotubo Ngoji (Candidate, House of Assemble ASALGA Constituency 2)  in a statement on Friday, expressed their disenchantment over INEC’s stance on the conduct of the recent legislative  polls
The three candidates demanded that INEC should refund them their expenses with regard to the last two botched polls and compensate them for resources and time wasted.
They threatened to initiate legal proceeding to seek redress against INEC if it fails to perform its statutory duties by complying with their demands.
According to them,’’ INEC appeared to have deliberately covered its head and consequently refused to perform its duties without fear or favour ’’.
They wondered why INEC  finds it convenient to call for a fresh re-run each time the elections are marred by violence and killings instead of wielding the big sick against the known perpetrators of violence and anarchy so as to move the State forward and improve our electoral culture and expectations.
“It is disheartening that INEC has failed to initiate a proceeding to disqualify the candidates of the two political parties that have held the State to ransom shedding innocent blood in the process. The Electoral umpire has chosen to treat the gladiators and perpetrators of mayhem with kid-gloved hands and conveniently call for re-run which is bound to produce the very same scenario and predictable result that would be not  reflect reality.

Enoch Epelle