The Action People’s Party (APP) has described as baseless the Labour Party’s call for the sack of Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
APP national chairman, Uche Nnadi, said this in a statement on Friday.
On Thursday, the Labour Party asked the international community to take “punitive action” against Yakubu and other top officials of the electoral body over the conduct of the 2023 elections.
In a statement by Akin Osuntokun, director-general of the LP presidential campaign, the party demanded unequivocally the immediate dismissal from office and prosecution of Prof Mahmud Yakubu.
Also the party called for the commencement of forensic financial investigation into the expenditure of budgeted disbursements and donors’ funds received by INEC.
In its reaction, APP national chairman, said the LP is indicting itself because it won some public offices in the just concluded elections.
“The call for his sack was baseless,” Nnadi said.
“Rather than attacking the electoral body, political parties should channel that energy on the politicians that played major roles in electoral violence and voter apathy experienced during the last general election.
“The Labour Party should stay away from utterances like this, as the political party is in court challenging the outcome of the presidential election, as doing so is subjudice.”
APP had initially challenged the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, but withdrew its petition.
