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The All Progressives Congress, APC has condemned the Presidential directive that all electoral materials must be printed by the Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC). VANGUARD has this story.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the Presidential directive that all electoral materials must be printed by the Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC) as a threat to the independence of INEC and the organization of a free, fair and credible elections in the country.
In a statement issued in London on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the directive becomes suspicious because it was followed by the dissolution of the management of the NSPMC, which may be a ploy by the President to inject PDP card-carrying members into the reconstituted management so the company can become another rigging tool in subsequent elections, especially the 2015 general elections.
”On the surface, there is nothing wrong in having the NSPMC print electoral materials, since this will translate to more jobs for Nigerians and save money. However, against the background of the PDP-led Federal Government’s abuse of national institutions like the military and the police, which are used as the enforcement arms of the PDP during elections, it will be dangerous to have them (FG) take control of the printing of ballot papers and other electoral materials via the NSPMC.
#NSPMC #INEC #PDP #APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the Presidential directive that all electoral materials must be printed by the Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC) as a threat to the independence of INEC and the organization of a free, fair and credible elections in the country.
In a statement issued in London on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the directive becomes suspicious because it was followed by the dissolution of the management of the NSPMC, which may be a ploy by the President to inject PDP card-carrying members into the reconstituted management so the company can become another rigging tool in subsequent elections, especially the 2015 general elections.
”On the surface, there is nothing wrong in having the NSPMC print electoral materials, since this will translate to more jobs for Nigerians and save money. However, against the background of the PDP-led Federal Government’s abuse of national institutions like the military and the police, which are used as the enforcement arms of the PDP during elections, it will be dangerous to have them (FG) take control of the printing of ballot papers and other electoral materials via the NSPMC.
#NSPMC #INEC #PDP #APC
