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HURIWA Exposes APC's Election Manipulation Schemes Ahead of 2027 General Elections

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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has sounded a warning alarm over the alleged moves by the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to manipulate the 2027 general elections. According to HURIWA, the APC is perfecting the procedural manipulation of the election by appointing notorious card-carrying members of his party as National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and compelling PDP sitting governors to cross-carpet to APC. The group has also accused the APC of plotting to establish a China-style communist one-party state in Nigeria.

Key Takeaways:

  • HURIWA has accused the APC of appointing members of the ruling party as National Commissioners of INEC, compromising the electoral body's independence and impartiality.
  • The group has also alleged that the APC is forcing PDP sitting governors to cross-carpet to APC to gain control of the electoral process in their respective states.
  • HURIWA has cited a letter by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) which warned of the dangers of having partisan figures in INEC, citing the nominations of Etekamba Umoren (Akwa Ibom), Isah Shaka Ehimeakne (Edo), Bunmi Omoseyindemi (Lagos), and Anugbum Onuoha (Rivers).
  • The rights group has also condemned the APC's plot to rig the 2027 general elections, citing the party's boasts of winning over two-thirds of the states in the federation and controlling the National Assembly.
  • HURIWA has also accused the APC of financing the internal schism in Labour Party and PDP to disorganize and create unresolvable conflicts for political opposition.

Statistics:

  • 10 out of 16 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) appointed in October 2023 have been found to be members of the APC.
  • 3 PDP governors have already defected to APC.
  • 10 National Assembly members have defected to APC.

Sources:

  • Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA)
  • All Progressives Congress (APC)
  • Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)
  • Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
  • African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (1991)
  • United Nations Human Rights Committee (1996)

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