A Group, Zealous Kwara Youths, has kicked against the nomination of the Chairman of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWAISEC), Dr. Uthman Ajidagba, as Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The group said the antecedents of the University of Ilorin Political Science lecturer “shows the people of Kwara State that he is incapable of organising free and fair elections.”
The group said it had already petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and Senate President, Bukola Saraki, not to approve the nomination.
Addressing reporters at the weekend in Ilorin, President of the group, John Adegboyega, said, “It is with sadness and concern to state the immediate and future danger if the nomination of Dr. Ajidagba is given approval as a REC in INEC. For those who may not be aware, Dr. Ajidagba, from 2013 up till today, holds the portfolio of KWASIEC chair.
“We wish to make it public knowledge that his stewardship over the past years has been dogged with controversies. Elections that had been held under his stewardship had always been trailed with disputes and controversies,” the group said.
