The leadership of the United Nigerians in the Diaspora (UND) has announced plans to stage massive street protests at Nigerian embassies in Washington DC, other US cities, London, and major cities in Europe and Asia. The group is demanding the immediate resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
The diaspora group has criticized the INEC chairman for what they describe as “the conduct of a shambolic 2023 general elections”. They also called for Senate President Akpabio to step aside over allegations of budget padding raised against him by some Senators.
In a statement released on Monday in Abuja, signed by its worldwide president, Amb. Yusuf Adeyinka, and its worldwide general secretary, Johnson Acheme, the group solicited the cooperation of the international community during the protest periods. They also urged foreign nations practicing ideal democracy, like Great Britain, the United States, and other nations of the world, to bar the INEC National Chairman, his team members, Senate President Akpabio, and the top echelon of the Nigerian Judiciary who partook in deciding the 2023 elections petitions tribunal matters from entering their countries.
The group commended Senator Ningi for his courage to expose budget padding in the National Assembly. They stated, “We, the leadership of United Nigerians in the Diaspora, UND- an umbrella body of diaspora groups comprising of Nigerians living in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, some European and Asian nations wish to alert Nigerians and the entire international community on our resolve to hit the streets and Nigerian Embassies in Washington DC, some other US cities, London and other major cities in Europe and Asia nations where our members are domiciled to protest the conduct of a shambolic 2023 general elections by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu and his rogue team.”
The group further expressed their concerns about the future, stating that Professor Mahmoud is being strategically positioned by the Tinubu administration to possibly perfect another fraudulent charade in the guise of elections for the incumbent government come 2027.
The group gave Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, a 48-hour ultimatum to honorably resign his position and face immediate prosecution. Should he fail to heed, they encourage members of the National Assembly to immediately commence impeachment proceedings.
