Island: The Action Congress of Nigeria candidate for the Lagos Central Senatorial district, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed her disappointment with the postponement of the National Assembly election.
“I am terribly disappointed by this postponement by the Independent National Electoral Commission. It shows that it was not really prepared for the exercise. We will not be discouraged, anytime they say the election will come up, we are ready,” she said.
The senatorial candidate who was number 80 among the 138 voters who had turned up to cast their their votes at polling unit 034 on Bourdillion Road, Ikoyi, successfully did her verification and was waiting to cast her vote when the postponement was announced.
Clad in Ankara, Tinubu and her neighbours were full of expectations before the rude news hit them.
“I am appealing to the voters not to be discouraged but to remain calm, and wait for the INEC to give us the new date,” she stated.
About 13 voters had cast their votes before the voters heard that the election had been postponed.
Also reacting to the shocking news, Mr. Wahab Alawiye King, a candidate seeking re-election into the Lagos House of Assembly to represent Lagos Island, could not hide his anger.
While condemning INEC’s action, he said this underscored the fact that the electoral body could not conduct free and fair election.
“From this rude shock from INEC, it’s glaring that the electoral body has failed. The government at the centre had rigged in the past and this time around we are ready for them. It is a failure on the part of INEC,” he stressed.
By SAMUEL AWOYINFA, Adeola Balogun and Kemi Lawal Courtesy Of: Punch
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