The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 48 hours to dismiss the Akwa Ibom state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mike Igini, alleging partisanhip, IgbereTV reports
The APC, in a petition addressed to the Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, delivered on July 8, and signed by the APC Zonal Organising Secretary for the South-South, Dr. Blessing Agbomhere, titled “Incessant acts of biasness, injustice, sabotage and malevolence meted out on the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom state,” said the party had been at the receiving end of “injustice and ill-will since the deployment of Igini to Akwa Ibom State.”
The petition said since the deployment of Igini to Akwa Ibom, he has allegedly “sabotaged and worked against APC in the state, even when he was not supposed to be partisan or supportive of any party by virtue of his position.”
The APC further said it would not hesitate to approach the Code of Conduct Tribunal and also the Federal High Court to seek the removal of Igini and to obtain an Order of Mandamus to compel the Commission in any event where its prayers and demands are not met within the time given
