Awarding contracts to APC-supporting candidates, Atiku tells INEC
People's Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar told the Independent National Election Commission that awarding contracts to companies owned by candidates from the ruling All Progressives Congress party is partisan.< /p>
Recall that INEC had, in a statement through its National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, denied awarding a sensitive contract to Binani Printing Press Limited, a company which has now been revealed to 'It belonged to APC Adamawa State gubernatorial candidate, Senator Aishatu Binani, saying it was not on the list of directors of Binani Printing Press Limited before the contract was awarded to the company.
Okoye also claimed that INEC's decision to print all security documents for the 2023 general elections in the country was to provide assistance to Nigerian printers and help develop the country's economy .
However, Atiku, who spoke through his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, while responding to INEC's statement on Friday, noted that INEC's apology does not hold water.
He said it was regrettable that despite an allocation of over 300 billion naira as well as financial assistance from foreign governments including the European Union, the United States and the Kingdom United States, the INEC leadership “continued to run the commission without scruples.”
He further stated, "An ordinary search of the CAC portal by young people on Twitter has already revealed that Senator Binani owns Binani Printing Press Limited, a company that has been awarded a contract to print documents The company with RC 310024, which was registered on March 13, 1997, has Senator Aishatu Ahmed as its number one.
“It is evident that Professor Mahmood Yakubu has no intention of leaving a legacy of free and fair elections. will become synonymous with failure. He is a man who received the highest financial allocation of all time and who still cannot run the agency effectively and organize credible elections.
"It's funny that INEC claims to have awarded the contract to Binani's company in order to stimulate the local economy. One wonders if it is the duty of the CENI to stimulate the economy or to conduct credible elections.”
Atiku also claimed that this would not be the first time INEC awarded sensitive contracts to APC leaders.
He further claimed, "Recall that in the run-up to the 2019 presidential election, INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu admitted that the commission had indeed awarded a contract to Act Technologies Limited for printing permanent voter cards.
"Act Technologies, whose managing director, Mohammed Sani Musa, was then the APC candidate for the senatorial constituency of Eastern Niger, won this election.
"Despite all these complaints, INEC still insisted on awarding him a contract," he said.
He further observed that despite complaints from several political parties, INEC, under the leadership of Prof. Yakubu, also insisted on using the transport services of Musiliu Akinsanya, alias MC Oluomo, to transport the ballot papers in Lagos State on election day.
He said, "Elections aren't just supposed to be free and fair. They're supposed to be free and fair. The process and credibility of an election is more important than its outcome.
"This latest excuse by INEC to award a contract to an APC candidate does not hold water and is the height of the commission's incompetence."
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People's Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar told the Independent National Election Commission that awarding contracts to companies owned by candidates from the ruling All Progressives Congress party is partisan.< /p>
Recall that INEC had, in a statement through its National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, denied awarding a sensitive contract to Binani Printing Press Limited, a company which has now been revealed to 'It belonged to APC Adamawa State gubernatorial candidate, Senator Aishatu Binani, saying it was not on the list of directors of Binani Printing Press Limited before the contract was awarded to the company.
Okoye also claimed that INEC's decision to print all security documents for the 2023 general elections in the country was to provide assistance to Nigerian printers and help develop the country's economy .
However, Atiku, who spoke through his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, while responding to INEC's statement on Friday, noted that INEC's apology does not hold water.
He said it was regrettable that despite an allocation of over 300 billion naira as well as financial assistance from foreign governments including the European Union, the United States and the Kingdom United States, the INEC leadership “continued to run the commission without scruples.”
He further stated, "An ordinary search of the CAC portal by young people on Twitter has already revealed that Senator Binani owns Binani Printing Press Limited, a company that has been awarded a contract to print documents The company with RC 310024, which was registered on March 13, 1997, has Senator Aishatu Ahmed as its number one.
“It is evident that Professor Mahmood Yakubu has no intention of leaving a legacy of free and fair elections. will become synonymous with failure. He is a man who received the highest financial allocation of all time and who still cannot run the agency effectively and organize credible elections.
"It's funny that INEC claims to have awarded the contract to Binani's company in order to stimulate the local economy. One wonders if it is the duty of the CENI to stimulate the economy or to conduct credible elections.”
Atiku also claimed that this would not be the first time INEC awarded sensitive contracts to APC leaders.
He further claimed, "Recall that in the run-up to the 2019 presidential election, INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu admitted that the commission had indeed awarded a contract to Act Technologies Limited for printing permanent voter cards.
"Act Technologies, whose managing director, Mohammed Sani Musa, was then the APC candidate for the senatorial constituency of Eastern Niger, won this election.
"Despite all these complaints, INEC still insisted on awarding him a contract," he said.
He further observed that despite complaints from several political parties, INEC, under the leadership of Prof. Yakubu, also insisted on using the transport services of Musiliu Akinsanya, alias MC Oluomo, to transport the ballot papers in Lagos State on election day.
He said, "Elections aren't just supposed to be free and fair. They're supposed to be free and fair. The process and credibility of an election is more important than its outcome.
"This latest excuse by INEC to award a contract to an APC candidate does not hold water and is the height of the commission's incompetence."
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