Monday, 04 April 2011 00:00 Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Yola
The presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Malam Nuhu Ribadu said yesterday that the postponement of the National Assembly polls was a tragedy that resulted from act of “sabotage”.
Speaking to Daily Trust in Yola yesterday, Ribadu said the incident had damaged the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC’s) credibility and dampened people’s expectations.
“I feel very disappointed at the fact that INEC has not been able to hold the National Assembly elections as scheduled. I fully understand and sympathise with the frustration felt by the Nigerian people as a result,” he said.
“It is a strategy to frustrate a credible election; we will not succumb to it. (INEC Chairman Prof Attahiru) Jega, however, should work and control (the situation) to avoid more loss of time and resources.
“I also call for calm and restraint on the part of all stakeholders so that the elections can still take place in an atmosphere of peace and order,” he added.
Before Jega’s announcement, INEC officials had already announced the postponement of the elections in Adamawa State after voters waited several hours for the arrival of electoral materials without success.
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