Coalition protests at INEC office in Sokoto, demands Amupitan’s resignation

Tension flared successful Sokoto State connected Wednesday arsenic a conjugation of governmental parties and younker groups staged a protestation astatine the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office, demanding the contiguous resignation of its National Chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, implicit alleged bias and injustice.

The protesters, operating nether the Coalition of Political Parties and comprising members of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Labour Party and different registered parties, accused the commission’s enactment of favouring definite governmental interests to the detriment of others.

Addressing journalists during the demonstration, a protestation person said the radical was successful Sokoto to property 2 cardinal demands — the resignation of the INEC president and involution by the Federal Government.

“We are present to request the resignation of the nationalist chairman. We are besides calling connected the Federal Government, some the enforcement and legislative arms, to guarantee helium exits that presumption honourably,” helium said.

The protesters further alleged that the committee was...