The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has asked the chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, to own up to his failures and resign from his position.
During a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on Saturday, Yakubu noted that a number of issues affected the outcome of the polls.
He vowed that officials responsible for the infractions wouldn’t be involved in the gubernatorial poll on March 11 and would face disciplinary actions.
Reacting, Atiku via a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Sunday said: “Prof. Yakubu should be man enough to own up to his failure.
“A fish rots from the head down, and that is what has happened at INEC.
“Rather than suspend any staff, the INEC chairman is the one that needs to step aside as his first act of contrition.”
