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PDP Tags Senate ‘Anti- People for Confirming Rhoda Gumus INEC Commissioner

Joshua Omoloye by Joshua Omoloye
February 7, 2025
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday flayed the Nigerian Senate for confirming Prof. Rhoda Gumus, as a National Commissioner (South South) in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The party said it is an absurdity that the Senate despite alleged widespread outcry by Nigerians the appointee of President Muhammadu Buhari is a card-carrying member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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Vehemently rejecting the confirmation of Prof. Gumus, the party said the Senate acted against the interest of
Nigerians describing such as a “coup” against democracy and an open invitation to serious political crisis that can derail the nation’s democracy process and lead to breakdown of law and order if not immediately reversed.

“In confirming Prof. Gumus, the APC-led Senate leadership has exposed itself as anti-people and completely insensitive to the aspiration of Nigerians for credible and transparent elections in 2023.

“The action of the APC-led Senate is highly provocative and incendiary because it is in violation of Paragraph 14 (2)(a) of the 3rd Schedule to

the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), which provides that “a member of the Commission shall be non-partisan and a person of unquestionable integrity”.

“Such violent assault on the Constitution and our electoral process by the APC cannot be allowed to stand”, the PDP said.

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National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba in a statement claimed that the media space was awash with “reports of Prof. Gumus as a member of the APC in Bayelsa State with APC Registration Form No: BAY/YEN/08/58315
and reportedly as number 27 in her APC Ward Register”.

In nominating and confirming an APC card-carrying member into INEC, the PDP submitted that President Buhari and the APC-led Senate leadership have “recklessly violated the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) which they swore to uphold and defend.

“This action is designed to corrupt and compromise the electoral Commission and pave way for the APC to rig the 2023 general elections”.

The party recalled how President Buhari had earlier nominated his aide and alleged card-carrying member of the APC, Lauretta Onochie as INEC Commissioner but was stiffly resisted by Nigerians and not confirmed by INEC.

“The APC which thrives in impunity has again nominated and confirmed Prof. Gumus, another APC card-carrying member as National Commissioner in INEC in flagrant violation of the Constitution and total disregard for the Nigerian people.

“Prof. Gumus must not be allowed to be used to pollute INEC. Her mission is already exposed and our Party is ready to mobilize our members and all patriotic Nigerians across the country by taking legitimate actions to protect the integrity of the electoral body.

“Our Party therefore issues a stern caution to Prof. Gumus to, in the interest of peace, steer clear of INEC as there is no way she can function in that office as a card-carrying member of the APC.

“Democracy is about transparency of elections. Nigerians cannot believe in the integrity of the process with Prof. Gumus in INEC. Her entry and continuing stay in INEC will be toxic and taint the Commission with bias and manipulations ahead of the 2023 elections since her appointment and confirmation is unconstitutional”, added the party.

The PDP urged President Buhari to immediately withdraw the appointment of Prof. Gumus as INEC National Commissioner in line with his oath of office to uphold and defend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, stressing that “this will assure Nigerians that Mr. President is committed to free, fair, transparent and credible elections in 2023”.

The PDP salutes and commends the efforts of the Civil Society which continues to remain relentless in the fight for credible electoral process from appointment of officers of INEC, processes of election as well as the collation and declaration of election results.

The party also called on the Civil Society and all well-meaning Nigerians to continue to insist that appointments into INEC must be transparent and in line with the provisions of the Constitution and other relevant laws.

Tags: All Progressives Congress (APC)Civil SocietydemocracyFederal Republic of NigeriaIndependent National Electoral Commission (INEC)INEC CommissionerINEC National CommissionerNational Commissioner (South South)National Publicity SecretaryPDPPolitical CrisisPresident Muhammadu BuhariProf. Gumus
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