If government wants progress, it will support strong opposition – Peter Obi questions INEC, others

A erstwhile statesmanlike campaigner of the Labour Party and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Peter Obi, has criticized the relation of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) successful the party’s ongoing enactment crisis, saying the committee was being utilized by helium authorities to frustrate the opposition.

Obi said immoderate authorities that wants progress, volition enactment beardown opposition, questioning wherefore individuals who cried implicit the aforesaid undemocratic attack volition proceed to usage INEC to frustrate the opposition.

Speaking during an interrogation connected Arise TV’s Prime Time, Obi raised concerns implicit INEC’s determination to retreat designation from the enactment enactment led by David Mark, suggesting that the determination whitethorn not beryllium wholly independent.

“Somebody is pushing this,” helium said, hinting astatine imaginable governmental interference.

INEC had maintained that its enactment was based connected ineligible considerations, noting that the substance is taxable to judicial determination.

However, Obi questioned the broader implications of the decision.

“They said they were obeying a court. Well, that is 1 of the things that volition beryllium decided by a court,” helium added.

The erstwhile Anambra State politician besides defended the deci...