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Protesters numbering about 100 stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Monday, demanding the postponement of this month’s general elections.
The youth gathered at the INEC headquarters in the Maitama District of Abuja asking it to delay the polls because of the difficulty in the distribution of the Permanent Voters Card, PVCs.

The protest confirmed TIMES exclusive story of last Thursday revealing the plot by the Presidency and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] to organize nationwide protest against the electoral body to force it to shift the polls.
According to the protesters, only 40 per cent of the poll had been distributed ahead of the February 14 and 28 elections.
They also claimed that INEC needed 960,000 ad hoc staff but that at the time of their protest the staff had not been engaged.
They argued that if the polls were allowed to go ahead as scheduled, several million Nigerians would not be able to vote.
The youth, who gathered at Unity Fountain beside Hilton Hotel before marching to the INEC headquarters on Zambezi Street, were bearing banners and placards with the inscriptions such as “Election is for general participation, not for selective few” “INEC, do the right thing,” “Don’t disenfranchise Nigerians,” “We demand for the extension of election to allow Nigerian exercise their franchise.”
After the protest, the youth returned to the Unity Fountain where they were sighted sharing money.
It was not clear if they were sponsored by the Presidency or the PDP, but sources indicated that they were hired by some unnamed individuals who promised them money.
The National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, a retired colonel, had at an event in London recently made a case for the shift of the elections to give INEC more time to distribute all the PVCs.
However, criticisms trailed the call with Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, alleging that Mr. Dasuki was only making the call to buy time for the PDP presidential candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign to gather steam.

Since the NSA made the call some individuals and groups have also asked for the postponement of the polls.
TIMES had on January 29 reported that the party and the presidency had concluded plan to mobilize women and youth groups across the country to march on INEC headquarters and its offices across the country to demand postponement of the elections.

The report reads:
Barring any change in their plan, the Nigerian presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] will any moment from now begin to instigate protests against the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] as a way of forcing the commission to postpone the February 14 and 28 general elections.

Presidency and PDP insiders told this newspaper Thursday that as part of the plot to postpone the elections, women and youth groups across the country would be procured to march on INEC headquarters and state offices with placards, complaining about the electoral body’s refusal to deliver their Permanent Voter Cards [PVC] to them.

The protesters will then call for a postponement of the election so they would not be disenfranchised.

To perfect the plans for the widespread plans, TIMES understands that several planning meetings have been held by officials of the PDP, the party’s presidential campaign council and some presidency officials on how to finance the women and youth groups to undertake the protests.

A source familiar with the matter, but who declined to be named for security reasons, said the protesters are expected to gather in INEC offices to protest the inability of the commission to distribute the Permanent Voters Card and ask for the postponement of the elections.

“The protest will begin in Abuja after which similar ones will hold in various offices across the country, billions of naira has already been approved,” our source said.

He also said the latest move is a follow up to the kite flown by the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, calling for the postponement of the polls on of INEC’s inability to distribute PVCs.

Mr. Dasuki called for the postponement in London, while addressing an audience at Chatham House.

However, the INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega, has stated that the measures taken by the Commission for the distribution of PVCs would be enough to overcome the challenges being faced in the distribution of the cards.

INEC also said it has so far distributed 42.77 million PVCS out of the 68.8 million ed voters, representing 62.15 per cent.
Since Mr. Dasuki’s call for postponement of the polls, several Nigerians and groups, especially, the All Progressives Congress, APC, have maintained that the Presidency and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are pushing for postponement because of the fear of failure.

The PDP and Presidency have both denied being behind the postponement move. But our source said Wednesday’s meeting has confirmed that PDP officials wanted more time to explore ways of turning around what appears a “change” momentum in the country.

“They agreed that the best thing to do is to force a postponement to allow the party recover effectively,” another presidency source said.
“They also agreed that the momentum to attack the integrity of General Buhari must be maintained before any election is allowed,” he said.

The spokesperson for the PDP presidential campaign, Femi Fani-Kayode, as well as the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Rufai Alkali, could not be reached to comment for this story.

While Mr. Fani-Kayode’s telephone lines failed to connect, Mr. Alkali did not answer or return calls.

The spokesperson for the APC, Lai Mohammed, had issued a statement Wednesday saying, a newspaper advert plainly calling for election shifts has the imprint of the PDP and Presidency.
”There is no clearer indication that the PDP and the Presidency are the puppeteers behind the election shift campaign than Wednesday’s newspaper advertorial plainly campaigning for the polls to be shifted.

”This advert, which has the picture of President Goodluck Jonathan and the logo of the PDP – meaning they will be the sole beneficiaries of the postponement they are seeking – leaves no one in doubt that the ruling party and the presidency are pathologically dishonest, deliberately deceptive and chronically terrified about the elections,” Mr. Mohammed said.


http://www.timesng.com/news/headlines/176182-protesters-storm-inec-office-demand-postponement-months-general-elections.html

p d p bye bye.......................................................................

Just 100? Can't just stop laughing.. even if d whole of Nigeria protest.. election will hold on febuhari and CHANGE will occur.. #certain in sha Allah.

Haaaaaaaaaaaaa!
yeye don dey smell small small..

INEC envisaged this and declared today that all PVC's are ready for collection, and 63% of the cards have already been distributed to Nigerians. Doesn't Jonathan have any shame? Gen. Buhari has clearly psychologically defeated GEJ, we await the electoral victory of our dear General in 11 days.

P.S - I expect all those who doubt Sahara Reporters' investigative journalism to bury their heads in shame, they have clearly been vindicated.

Say [size=17pt]NO[/size] to Election Postponement.

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PDP YOUR DAYS ARE TRUELY NUMBERED..!!

Paid Protesters

BULLSHÍT!
Clueless people's propaganda.
Rented protesters of the "pigs".
Any attempt or attempted attempt by anyone to make us not to do valentine with the people's general and the prof will be strongly condemned and will be unacceptable.
Sai baba.

If Jega postpones this election, I swear, I will send him my bills on 14th of February to settle. Which kind enemies of progress be these people biko?! My babe's prayer must not be answered! This election must hold! Final.

Na student wey no prepare for exam dey pray make them postpone exam or make aluta happen

ghfghf

Weather they postpone it or not GEJ till 2019

Party of cowards...PDP and GEJ know its game over for them.

Funny dudes

Apc shame on u....weather una like or nt d election will hold diz Feb 14.

A lot of people have not gotten PVC in PDP areas, I can see bias by INEC and I hereby declare for a hurried distribution and elections to hold on failbuari

Even 500 GEJs can't postpone this election ..Jonathan has smelt the defeat already so have I .Change seems days away

bunch of jokers.

GOODLUCK DON LOOSE ELECTION................................NA GODWIN OHHHHH

No problems, we shall form a parallel rally calling for the sake of democracy.

This proposal today is dead on arrival. It can not move a stone. Elections must hold next week Saturday. I don't care. The presidential election must hold.

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teemanbastos:
again
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PDP YOUR DAYS ARE TRUELY NUMBERED..!!

i taya ooo

STANist and PDP propaganda.


E no go work.


Election must hold come FEBUHARI 15.

Postpone fire...on what reason if I may ask?

FUCCK ALL THESE BORROWED PROTESTERS

COME MAY 29 JOHNNY AND DAME SHEPOPO ARE VACATING ASO ROCK



ALTHOUGH I WILL MISS PATIENCE AND HER GRAMMATIC BULLETS SHE IS A SOURCE OF COMEDIC RELIEF



AM WONDERING HOW MUCH THEY PAID THIS PROTESTERSPERHAPS 500NAIRA

Useless people who have sold there future for little money.

The election must hold come 14th

The election must hold.

These ones have received 2000 naira each.

This is what you get when unemployment is at its peak!

for How long we go take beg u people to vote for change Okk take it or leave it you must take the change by force

sbaks:

Go to the north, you'll see these Pvcs in their numbers with people showing low turn out. I hope apc hasn't entered inec because they seem so desperate. Btw I went to the north to collect mine and I know what I saw there. They are intentionally limiting it for christian dominated areas that is what I know. Hmmm. GOD WILL JUDGE THEM ALL. AMEN

what is this one saying

Another shameful action by incompetent.

Jobless pdp youths.