Zamfara: Agbakoba Questions AGF’s Letter to INEC
A former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) president Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has urged Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami (SAN) to withdraw the letter asking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone election in Zamfara State.
The AGF asked INEC to postpone the election to enable the All Progressives Congress (APC) field candidates in the state.
INEC barred APC from fielding contestants for failing to meet up with the deadline for submission of candidates.
Agbakoba argued that if anyone was to make the postponement request, it should be the APC, not the AGF.
He said: “I am shocked by your letter to INEC on the above subject. You are the Attorney-General of the Federation and not the Attorney-General of INEC.”
“INEC is an independent institution and cannot take directives from the Federal Government.”
“If there is need for the postponement of the Zamfara State election as indicated in your letter, the proper person to request the postponement is the APC.”
“In any case, Sections 38 and 39 of the Electoral Act 2010 which your request is based on have nothing to do with postponement of elections.”
“President Muhammadu Buhari has at various fora undertaken that the Federal Government will not interfere with INEC. Your letter puts that commitment to question. It is my hope that this letter will be immediately withdrawn.”
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