Politics
JUST IN: ‘Osun Election Was Conclusive’ — Ex-INEC Chairman, Maurice Iwu
A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu, has faulted the declaration of the Osun governorship election that held on September 22 as inconclusive.
Iwu, who was in office from June 2005 to April 2010, spoke on Sunday following the declaration of the guber poll as inconclusive due to vote difference by the Chief Returning Officer, Prof. Joseph Afuwape.
According to the former INEC boss, “Actually, in 2010 during the review of INEC’s Elections’ Manual, my committee and I as the chair, invented the inconclusive elections outcomes, particularly where elections did not hold for one reason or the other.
“However, we the initiators of the inconclusive elections realised that our proposal was against the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as Amended), particularly the presidential and the governorship elections and returns.
“Our proposals could be applied only in senatorial, House of Representatives, and state assembly elections and returns, for which the Constitution did not specify how these returns should be made.
“In this, what is required by the Constitution is that the ‘first past the post’ and/or that the candidate must have the polled majority of the votes cast.
“Secondly, that the candidate in addition to it, must obtain 25 per cent of the total votes cast in two-third of the LGAs of the state in question or of the states in case of presidential election. The electoral act or INEC guidelines cannot supersede the constitutional provisions for that purpose.
“As the constitution has clearly spelt out the manner and how a return should be made in the cases of governorship or presidential election returns.
“Now that the abuse of this tool is becoming obvious, the beneficiaries of this anomaly have refused to listen or adjust accordingly.
“God will surely help us.”
Anonymous
September 25, 2018 at 6:00 am
Iwu, you have nothing to say about this.
Anonymous
September 25, 2018 at 4:16 am
worst inec chairman in history
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 9:34 pm
The chief of all chief has spoken
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 8:41 pm
Story..
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 5:18 pm
Good
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 5:08 pm
We don’t like the truth…
He has said it all…
Must we bend the rules to favor our party *****
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 5:02 pm
Some persons are nt ashamed of den self, wit all d atrocities ds man committed against d masses wen he was d INEC BOSS, still has d guts to speak abt osun state election. God Help Our Country!
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 5:34 pm
Oga please go back to school and learn ABCD. It is not gods but guts. See the kind of people challenging a professor.
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 5:36 pm
Professor without value
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 5:38 pm
Who has ever mention his name, since he left d office as INEC BOSS?
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 4:39 pm
My friend so you still remember dis obasanjo machenery
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 4:13 pm
God bless you sir
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 3:57 pm
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 3:43 pm
You are sick
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 3:22 pm
No exstant law from any arm of govt can supersede the supremacy of the nation’s constitution! Let INEC reverse and do the needful in OSUN election!
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 7:35 pm
It is the national law that empowered the INEC to make it guide lines. Several of such has happened before and this one cannot be exceptional because of PDP.
If the PDP thinks that right, they should not participate in the coming re run and should go court .
Anonymous
September 25, 2018 at 2:43 am
Chf Mala Jahmuseray APC can not win Osun election by stealing by trick. In participation PDP will still win over whelming. Let’s be guided by truth laws are twisted so much contrary to constitution in this country. By power that be. This is sad! Not health in democracy.
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 3:11 pm
Please for GOD sake Iwu has spoken!
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 2:57 pm
What do you expect from him?
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 2:54 pm
Haha, this man still dey. Ur era as Inec Chief worse pass.
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 2:52 pm
Maurice iwu was puppet of PDP, Mr rigger, go back and check his record at ince , the worst chairman, he declared result where election didn’t take place. He includes the death and the living in his counting. He added to registered voters, every soon, efcc will be your guest
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 2:43 pm
Nigeria’s mumu never do, this is just the beginning, the real course is 2019, Ekiti was the test drive.
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 2:42 pm
Hausa but I called you people Awasa
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 2:39 pm
This PDP peppet, no elections during his time, but only followed PDP dictation
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 2:23 pm
He was a pdp puppet during his time as chairman
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:59 pm
More than worse
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:54 pm
The worse INEC chairman so far in Nigerian
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:51 pm
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:49 pm
Haha! Iwu!!!!
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:47 pm
Iwuru wuruwuru means 419
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:40 pm
Look at this shameless fraud.
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:28 pm
Oga mau…..
Remember u still have case with EFCC ooo
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:27 pm
What’s PDP waiting for? They should been in court now
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:25 pm
Maurice iwu should have raise this alarm during Kogi saga and that would have prevented this but for now it’s too late ……..
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:25 pm
More rice ewu
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:24 pm
YOU CAN NEVER SAY THAT.
NO MATTER HOW YOU ARE. YOU GET OUT FROM THAT SIGHT YOU HOOLIGANISM.
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:23 pm
Maurice Iwu, please not again.
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:22 pm
You people want to cause seriously people.
ARE YOU SURE THIS PEOPLE OF INEC ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS JOB.
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:22 pm
In short completed.
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:21 pm
Don’t mind them. It’s a calculated attempt to subverting the wishes of the electorates.
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:16 pm
This moron should keep quiet and stop insulting our sensibility
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:16 pm
Period!
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:15 pm
Hahahahaha, Maurice Iwu?The worst INEC chairman Nigeria ever produced have mouth to talk?And as usual the mannerless Biafrats are supporting the fool
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:30 pm
Leprosy parasites like you
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:31 pm
Illiterate northern zoo Nigeria
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:32 pm
Ipobian terrorists spotted
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:10 pm
Mauris wuruwuru
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:05 pm
Mumu don talk
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:04 pm
PDP should head to court immediately for the proper interpretation of the relevant constitution.
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:02 pm
Ekwensu
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:01 pm
So this corrupt rat has mouth to talk, during your time their was selection not election
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:25 pm
Skunk! U and ur entire lineage will never excel one tenth of dis great prof. Pls Google and read what dis great man has done in d field of medicine and pharmacy.
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 12:59 pm
You’re a great man of your own time …
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:20 pm
Nonso Okafor Say’s who
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Ameh Chimaroke are you chimaroke’s son?
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 12:54 pm
thank u sir,lecture them.very corrupt..they were shocked that they lose..the only way,is to use the word inconclusive. anytime,any day..Senator Adeleke will win.
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 12:56 pm
Not until Nigerians start to pure fire on them, you didn’t know that APC is such a heartless party
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 12:51 pm
Former No Dey Game! Allow the lifeless man to run his own show
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 12:46 pm
The worst inec chairman in Nigeria has spoken. He did selection not election during his time.
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 12:53 pm
Ur stupidity knows no bound, idiotic Yoruba impostor
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 1:06 pm
You are an idiot and blood sucker Hausa born Igbo man must you insult a fellow man because of Yoruba affairs, all of you that Hausa people harsh in Igbo land time has come when thunder will fire all of you so I said Ewu Gambia
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 12:37 pm
Nigeria has expired and can only get worse and must be abolished now before its too late
Anonymous
September 24, 2018 at 12:37 pm
How long shall this Fulani terrorist government last with their agent of terror apc Buhari lifeless president of Fulani headsmen terrorist group inec??