The United Nigerians in the Diaspora (UND) has demanded the immediate resignation of the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.
The group in a statement issued Monday and jointly signed by its President, Yusuf Adeyinka and Secretary, Johnson Acheme, said it was calling for national and global protests against Yakubu for conducting shambolic 2023 elections.
It added that the protest against Akpabio was for the alleged padding of the 2024 budget and his alleged collusion with the executive arm of government that he was meant to checkmate.
To this end, the group added that it would be embarking on peaceful protests in major cities and Embassies in Washington DC, New York, London, Paris and numerous other cities where our members reside in their numbers.
It said: “As a body, we have carefully watched the antecedents and actions of the National Chairman vis-a-vis the current happenings and realities in Nigeria and wonder what the hell he is still waiting for to resign from that position.
“To put the records straight, the 2023 elections where the ineptly corrupt Commission claimed it spent a whooping N300 Billion Naira was not only the most expensive but also the most incredible in our recent history.”
While commending some of the Northern Senators like Senator Abdul Ningi for their courage to speak up on the alleged padding of N3 trillion into the initially approved N25 trillion by the President gives the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio only 48 hours to honourably resign his position and face immediate prosecution.
It added: “Should he fail to heed, we encourage members of the National Assembly to immediately commence a process of his impeachment as he has manifestly demonstrated incapacity, corruption and collusion with the Executive arm of government he was ordinarily elected to checkmate in line with the principles of checks and balances as enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution.
“We shall continue our global protests and will not quit or stop until Mahmoud and Akpabio resign their positions as the National Chairman of INEC and as President of Nigeria’s Red Chambers.”