By Chidi Nkwopara

OWERRI—Former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Congo, Chief Greg Mbadiwe, has called on the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Altahiru Jega, to resign immediately, over alleged inability to respond to allegations of partisanship and gross dereliction of duty leveled against him.

Chief Mbadiwe, member of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s Presidential Committee on Media and Publicity, claimed in a statement in Owerri that since it was obvious that Prof Jega had compromised himself before the rival All Progressives Congress, APC, PDP no longer reposed confidence in his ability to conduct elections.

“It was a matter of regret that Prof Jega lied to the nation when he had earlier declared that INEC was ready to conduct the elections whereas even materials were not yet ready,” Mbadiwe said.

He claimed the PDP was in possession of proof of Jega’s alliance with APC to rig out PDP in the coming elections, noting that the pattern of distribution of Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, was a pointer “to the unholy alliance”.