2023: NRM Rejects Replacement Of Presidential Candidate

The National Rescue Movement (NRM), has rejected the replacement of their presidential candidate, adding that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) acted in error.

NRM also called the INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu to resolve the issue or resign.

The party also accused a director in INEC, Alhaji Aminu Idris, of instigating the crisis in its fold.

According to a statement signed by NRM national chairman, Alhaji Danbuba Mohammed and its national secretary Hon Ojukwu Nzubechukwu, the unprecedented number of litigations against INEC before the courts can be blamed on the administrative lapses of INEC.

“In the administrative and leadership world any leader that shies away from taking decisions for fear of blame is a weak leader which Professor Yakubu is. Like the popular adage says: ‘It’s better to make a wrong decision than not taking a decision at all.’

“Our bonafied Presidential Candidate Mazi Okwudili Nwa Anyajike was deliberately and illegally replaced by the Commission via the influence of a Director using forged documents purporting the resignation of our party’s duly elected Presidential Candidate without the knowledge of INEC Commissioners and Secretary.

“National Rescue Movement was factionalised by Aminu Idris, a Director in INEC. When we complained to Professor Mahmoud Yakubu he turned deaf ears. We went to Court, secured judgement in our favour and both the Party and our lawyers served INEC Chairman copy of the judgement through legitimate communication as per the commission’s guidelines on 30th November 2022 but Director Aminu prevailed on the brilliant Professor to disregard the Court’s decision (Not Interim Order) and continue to recognise both illegal Chairman and the illegal Presidential Candidate whose case is already before the Supreme Court.”