The Nigerian Ethnic Youths Leaders Council (NEYLC) has lashed out at the governor of Imo state over alleged plot to sack the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, ahead of 2023 elections.
The group also lashed out against the governor of alleged plot to stop the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the conduct of the elections.
The NEYLC, made up of the Arewa Consultative Youths Movement (ACYM), Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youths Movement, Oduduwa Youths and Middle Belt Youths, which made its position known in a statement by the Ohanaeze Secretary-General and Head of Coalition’s secretariat, Nwada Ike Chiamaka, said that such move is anti-democracy.
The group, in a statement said that credible intelligence before them shown that the governor and some people are working to achieve this agenda.
Calling on the federal government to wade into this development, the group said that such plot can truncate the nation’s democracy.
NEYLC said: “He knows for a fact that he and his party may not have their way if credible election is conducted in 2023.
“We urge all security agencies to beam their searchlight on the Governor and his activities.”
The group called on President Muhammadu Buhari to also ensure that his efforts aimed at ensuring credible 2023 election is not truncated.
