![]() “As a microcosm of our demography, the National Assembly represents our collective aspiration, desire, hope, and faith in a country that works for all. We cannot afford to descend any lower than this. We are as strong as our laws and as tall as our institutions. We cannot afford to continue the culture of performing lawlessness without consequences. We pass a vote of no confidence and call for his immediate sack and prosecution. Yakubu Mahmoud has lied to Nigerians and abused our right of choice. This was not the electronic transmission he promised Nigerians and the world at Chatham House. Yakubu Mahmoud has raised a bar in impunity that will cost our country many years of electoral excellence to correct. Never has our democracy been so sorely abused by any citizen in either public or private service. ![]() It is most disturbing that this was done in the full glare of the world. Yakubu Mahmoud began, sustained and concluded the collation and declaration of a candidate as the winner of the presidential election based on falsehood contravening its guidelines and the Electoral Act. “Perhaps, the answer is at the International Conference Center where Prof. “So I ask, “What is the value of democracy if the process that recruits its leaders consistently lacks credibility?” Yakubu Mahmoud chose to silence their voice. Some other Nigerians have done the same to the fabric of our identity because INEC through Prof. You may have seen the video of the diasporan who tore his passport. “I hate to announce that today in the heart of some, all this has gone to waste. On that day, we were Nigerians full of the positive energies of our land. Theįanfare that greeted that appendment can well claim recognition as one of the most colourful in our recent history due to its unbroken allegiance to the Nigerian spirit. Recall that a little over a year ago, President Muhammadu Buhari appended his signature to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022. ![]() But nothing could bolster our belief like the assurances by Mr President, Muhammadu Buhari, and So, when the day finally arrived, we had no doubt in our hearts, in the portion that always questions truths that our votes must count. “We breathed the full breath of what being citizens should be in a progressive secular society. Our binding lines were unbroken: in ideology, they held us together in trust, they washed us like water in truth, they kept us alive. We were free, free to experience the full potential of our Nigerianness. The chain ofĪpathy was broken, tossed to the belly of oblivion. Months later, they returned to collect their Permanent Voters Cards and went home with a commitment to participate and engage with the process. Yearlong Continuous Voter Registration which witnessed an unprecedented spike as has never been seen in any election since 1999. “On the 25th of February, 2023, Nigerians trooped to their polling units with one mission, “to cast their votes and choose their next leaders.” They qualified for this exercise by participating in the ![]()
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