Jonathan appoints PDP members as INEC commissioners -Falana, AC

The National Chairman of National Conscience Party (NCP) Femi Falana has said
those recently nominated as INEC National Commissioners and the 19 Resident
Electoral Commissioners are card-carrying members of the ruling Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP).

In the same vein the Action Congress (AC) said Ambassador Z. Anka, Mr. Eddy
Nwatalari, Alhaji Yakubu Shehu and Gen. Mamman are members of the ruling PDP.

The party's National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said in a statement
that ''Gen. Mamman is a member of the Board of Trustees of the PDP, while Alhaji
Shehu contested the senatorial elections in 2003 and 2007 as PDP candidate in
Kaduna State. Shehu is the Chairman of PDP stakeholders in Giwa Local
Government Area of Kaduna State. Yet all these people are on the President‘s list of
appointments into INEC.''

According to the AC, Alhaji Shehu was, at different times, a member of the PDP’s
finance, mobilisation and reconciliation ad hoc committees in Kaduna State.

Mr Falana, on his own part stated that ''In the same vein, majority of them were
involved in the monumental fraud that marred the 2007 general elections and the
rerun elections.''

''After the euphoria that greeted the nomination of Prof. Attahiru Jega to the post of
the Chairman of INEC, it is pertinent to point out that most of the 10 other persons
nominated as INEC national commissioners and 19 resident commissioners are card-
carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party.'' Falana added.

Recall that the presidency recently announced the nomination of Prof. Attahiru Jega
as INEC chairman-designate and 19 resident electoral commissioners at end of the
meeting of the National Council of State which approved the nomination.