Yakubu Mahmood, the Deputy Director of Public Relations, NRC, made the call in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
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Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, the Chairman, INEC, disclosed this when he met with members of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation in Abuja.
Seventy-five political parties have passed vote of confidence on Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission.
The PDP also charged INEC not to change its statute-backed stand on the exclusion of the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress from presenting candidates for the 2019 general elections, following its failure to conduct congresses.
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, has assured that the National Assembly may consider the 2019 General Elections Budget of N242 billion for passage next week.
The Rights group said the decision is ill-advised and is meant to provide ample opportunities for politicians who are incumbents of the two main political parties – All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party – to use powers of incumbency and massive financial resources at their disposal to manipulate the electoral process to reach a pre-determined objective.