The New Nigeria People’s Party, Ogun State has said that it would not hesitate to take legal actions against the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commissions if it suspected any foul play in the electoral process of the forthcoming November 16 local government election.
The Chairman of the party, Olufemi Aina, stated this during the party primary elections for its councillorship and chairmanship aspirants held at the party secretariat, Adatan, Abeokuta on Sunday.
Aina insisted that NNPP won’t take it lightly with state electoral body if it fails to conduct the elections according to the laid down guidelines but would rather allowed a political party to be teleguiding its sacred role
He said, “We are here to elect the candidates that will be representing our party during the November 16 local government elections
“I must however say that this time around, OGSIEC must not allow any act that could lead to questionable integrity, they should stop it because if they do, we at NNPP will challenge them and ask them questions”
“They need to be very careful and avoid anything that can question the integrity of the elctoral process, they should not engage in any scheme-mongering tactics that will scuttle democracy, we as members of NNPP are going to resist such attempts very vigorously, this local government election is very important to the community.”
He also admonished OGSIEC to consult with INEC for an hitch-free election.
“I will urge the OGSIEC to consult with INEC to see how things are being done.
“We have our reservations as to the way they are going about it, and if they think that they can short-change us they will have this NNPP to contend with,” he added.
Talking about the preparedness of the party for the local government elections, Aina said, “Our party is prepared and ready for the challenge, we have been working for about three weeks, we are united and that is why our candidates for the elections are the product of consensus. So, NNPP is not joking at all with this local government elections”.
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