asked for the postponement of elections in the state till September
this year.
They also suggested that an interim government should be put in place
to run the affairs of the state on the expiration of the tenure of the
present administration on May 29, 2015.
Addressing a press conference under the name, Inter Party Advisory
Council, Borno State chapter, in Maiduguri, its chairman, Comrade
Babagana Musa, displayed the signatures of 23 party chairmen, some of
who were at the conference.
He said the decision was taken by all other political parties except
five -- All Progressives Congress, Kowa Party, All Progressive Grand
Alliance, Peoples Democratic Party and Africa Alliance.
He claimed that the decision was taken after a careful consideration
of the situation in Borno State, which he said showed that election
could not be held in the troubled state.
The IPAC chairman cited the non-distribution of the Permanent Voter
Cards in 175 polling units in the state, which represents
approximately 500,000 yet to get their PVCs, as one of the reasons the
polls should be shifted in the state.
Another reason, he added, was the alleged personal insecurity of
opposition party officials in the state; vandalisation of opposition
party facilities and the indecent activities of the youth vigilance
group.
Musa alleged that the thugs, who he claimed were sponsored by the
state government, had been on the prowl against opposition politicians
and the need to resettle the Internally Displaced Persons back to
their homes.
He said, "Because of the foregoing reasons and others not mention
here, we are calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission,
being the electoral umpire, to extend the conduct of the 2015 general
elections for six months i.e from March 28 to September 26, 2015".
--infonaija
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