Former Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is the opposition party in Nigeria.
PrimeTimes Nigeria reports that Dalung, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) made this statement in an interview on Friday on Trust TV’s Daily Politics.
According to Dalung, INEC is the only institution that has failed to act within the confines of law, stressing that the electoral umpire has also declared itself an opposition against the ADC.
He said, “The worst of all, when we had INEC now declaring itself as the main opposition against the ADC, that was when we have the highest number of people joining the party.
“INEC is the opposition party in Nigeria, because INEC is the only institution that has failed to act within the confines of law.
“It behaves with impunity and recklessness, because up to now, as I sit as a lawyer, I still cannot find expression of where INEC derive the power it exercises and without remorse. It is still acting as if it has the moral high grounds to do that.
“There was a court verdict against a ruling confirming suspension of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s Samuel Anyanwu from the party. But today, INEC refused to obey that court order.”