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A coalition of civil society organizations has condemned former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo for his recent call for the dismissal of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission , Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.
Part of the statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to a statement made by former President Obasanjo during a lecture at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum at Yale University, where he advocated for the removal of INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu and officials at all levels as part of necessary electoral reforms in Nigeria.
Describing Obasanjo as the 'father of do-or-die politics,' the coalition referred to his infamous assertion that 'even Jesus Christ can't conduct a free and fair election in Nigeria.' The organizations stated that no INEC chairman in Nigeria's history has made such earnest efforts to reform the commission as Mahmood Yakubu has.
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