The
Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will not comment
on the controversy between the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples
Democratic Party over the women rally organised by the First Lady,
Patience Jonathan, in Abuja last Thursday.
The APC had referred to the event as a
political rally and accused the Presidency of violating the INEC’s rule,
which bars political parties and aspirants from campaigning for the
2015 elections.
The party’s National Publicity
Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a statement on Sunday, asked the
Presidency to tell Nigerians why it had defied INEC rules by continuing
to campaign for the 2015 elections, contrary to INEC’s directive.
It also urged the electoral commission to sanction anyone responsible for the rally.
But the Chief Press Secretary to INEC
Chairman, Kayode Idowu, said the commission would not comment on the
issue, adding that the agency as an umpire would not join issues with
political parties.
“I have read the brick bats between the
APC and PDP in the newspapers. As an umpire, INEC will not join issues
with the parties. I won’t make any comment on the matter,” he said on
the telephone on Monday.
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