ADC REACTS TO THE NOMINATION OF PROFESSOR AMUPITAN AS NEW INEC CHAIRMAN
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, says it is cautious on the appointment of a new INEC chairman.
In a statement by Bolaji Abdullahi,the national publicity secretary of the party on Thursday evening, ADC said it expects the new INEC chairman to have a personal ambition to do better and restore the confidence of Nigerians and the world in Nigerian election.
The party said the new nominee to replace the outgone INEC chairman must understand that his loyalty is with the Nigerian people, not the government. ADC said it was willing to give him the benefit of doubts based on his track record adding that he now has the opportunity to make a good name for himself that his children would be proud of, or to soil his record and end up with ignominy.
The party reminded him that he should bear in mind also that his tenure will ordinarily last beyond one electoral cycle which should make him therefore to look beyond the interest of those who have appointed him.
