Chinelo Obogo
Former Senate President Adolphus Wabara, yesterday, said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must get its act together and conduct credible, free fair elections.
Wabara, who is the secretary of the board of trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), also said that stakeholders in the election should be wary of the fact that the world would not wait for Nigeria to succeed.
“Right now, the world is no longer practicing pacifism at the global stage. The world is saying, if you don’t get it right within the confines of your boundaries, global interests can intervene,” Wabara said, adding that no one should present the international community with a Venezuelan situation in Nigeria.
He said that the mismanagement of the February 16 elections, leading to its postponement by INEC, was an indication that the APC has lost the general election.
Wabara said: “It is very glaring that APC has lost the presidential election but, if INEC brazenly declares the ruling party the winner, the world may be left with no other option than to apply the Venezuelan formula, which eluded Chief MKO Abiola in 1993. The world is evolving and right now it appears that evolution has turned full circle. If we had the situation in 1993, MKO Abiola would have been President.
“Meanwhile, I urge Nigerians not to be deterred by the postponement. We have suffered the last four years, one week of additional suffering will avert four years of unprecedented suffering. We should stand firm and cast our votes on February 23, 2019.”