2023: You Would Be Blamed If Election Fails – Sowore To INEC Chairman

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has told the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, that he would be blamed should anything go wrong with the forthcoming general election.

According to him, it would be better for him to rather come clean to give the state of affairs before anything goes wrong with the election.

He said the whole country is looking unto him and for that matter, he would be blamed should anything happen at the polls.

Sowore’s fears were against the backdrop of an impending cash crunch and fuel scarcity which has become a major problem to deal with not only by the electoral body but by voters.

Naija News reports that the AAC flag bearer made his position known when he spoke at the meeting organised by INEC with political parties in Abuja.

Sowore expressed concerns about how the cash crunch and fuel scarcity can hinder the electoral process.

He submitted that “This is the time to be an activist yourself.

“In our last meeting, I proposed very strongly that before we grant the CBN the opportunity to handle sensitive materials, we should meet with the board of the CBN.

“That was my position at the last meeting. It was as if I was seeing into the future, but some (people) did not agree with me.”

Sowore submitted that there was no doubt that people don’t have money to spend, or even travel to vote as the case might be.

Stating how he was also affected by the crisis, he said, “According to INEC rules, I can’t vote in Abuja, I have to travel to Ondo State to go and vote.

“There is a monetary crisis in this country and no matter what they are doing to assure you of protection, they have no power to protect you.

“You should worry about the Nigerian people out there who, as I was coming this morning, were queuing up in every bank available in the country.

“The fact there is no petrol or gasoline to move your materials around should bother you.

“Wear the garment of your conscience. If you feel you cannot hold the election, can’t cry out now.

“You have a historical duty to make this election work, if you think you are being sabotaged, cry out now.”