by Anike Jacobs
Er, the Convener of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) Pastor Tunde Bakare has called for the postponement of the 2015 general elections by six months.
According to him, this will help the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) review the election timetable as well as the imminent disenfranchisement of Nigerians following its inability to distribute the Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVC.
He made this comment while delivering a sermon entitled: “A Gathering Storm and Avoidable Shipwreck: How to Avoid Catastrophic Euroclydon,” the cleric said the general polls be shifted to avoid loss of innocent lives to insurgency and prolonged legal battle.
“I must state that the proposal for suspension of elections is not with a view to giving the president an avenue for undue tenure elongation but for the purpose of building a coalition that will bring lasting solutions to our problems.
“I have clearly painted a picture of where we are, a disaster is ahead of us. If the northerner emerges as winner, whether he has won that election fair and square or not, people will allege rigging. If Jonathan wins the election, fair and square, they will allege that he used his power of incumbency to rig the election,” he stated
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