By: Admin
Senator Aliyu Wammako of Sokoto State is not happy over an alleged recent visit by the Chairman of the Independent national Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakuu, to the Sultan of Sokoto.
Wammako, a former Governor of Sokoto State in a statement signed by his Media Consultant, George Onmonya Daniel, said the visit is a confirmation of the INEC Chairman’s partisanship disposition.
The statement which was made available to journalist reads:
“Members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Sokoto State have before
now accused the Sultan of Sokoto of open partisanship in support of the
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in the just
concluded election. They also accused INEC officials of colluding with the
incumbent governor and security agents to manipulate the election.
Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, INEC Chairman’s visit, to the Sultan yesterday
around 12 noon, of which he stayed for over an hour, is not only
disturbing but proving the APC allegations right.
“What was Professor Mahmoud Yakubu doing having a meeting with the Sultan
when he fully knows the position of the opposition regarding the just
concluded election? The INEC Chairman’s hobnobbing with the Sultan at this
period is not only unwise but suspicious.
“We all know the relationship between the Sultan of Sokoto and the
Governor Tambuwal led administration. Sometimes in July 2018, Nigerian
media splashed its headlines with the story of purchase of a house for the
Sultan of Sokoto in Abuja by the Sokoto State government which was worth
N700 million. The purchase was done discreetly and when it was exposed
because of the huge money transferred for such transaction, the Sokoto
State government quickly tried to defend it by issuing a statement of
getting a bequeathing house for the Sultan to be comfortable anytime he is
in Abuja. Such is the romance between Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and
Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III.
“This is why INEC Chairman’s visit to the Sultan of Sokoto, in this period
bothers some of us. What is more worrisome is that this visit was not
discussed by the media. I have gone through all the notable media websites
in Nigeria and not seen this visit reported.
“I believe the INEC Chairman has some explanation to make concerning this
visit to the Sultan as this action definitely makes the opposition in
Sokoto State uncomfortable.”
George Onmonya Daniel
Media Consultant to Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko.
