{"id":252242,"date":"2023-02-28T19:13:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T18:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=252242"},"modified":"2023-02-28T19:23:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T18:23:07","slug":"i-wont-step-down-inec-chairman-replies-opposition-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/02\/28\/i-wont-step-down-inec-chairman-replies-opposition-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"I won\u2019t step down, INEC Chairman replies opposition parties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said he won&#8217;t step down following the call by the Labour Party (LP) and the People\u2019s Democratic Democratic Party (PDP) for him to resign.<\/p>\n<p>WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/02\/28\/breaking-resign-now-pdp-lp-tells-inec-chairman-demand-fresh-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDP, and Labour Party claimed that fraud<\/a>, intimidation, and violence disrupted Saturday&#8217;s presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>But responding through Rotimi Oyekanmi, his Chief Press Secretary, the INEC Chairman, said contrary to the insinuation by both parties, results emanating from the States point to a free, fair, and credible process.<\/p>\n<p>The commission also said the allegation by Senator Dino Melaye that Yakubu allocated scores to parties is unfounded and irresponsible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be sure, aggrieved parties are free to approach the courts to ventilate their concerns and wait for the matter to be resolved. 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