The Civil Liberties Organization (CLO), a pro-human rights group, has petitioned the international community through their various embassies to impose strict sanctions and visa bans on the governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, and Ishaya Tanko, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state during the last election.
CLO has revealed that the petition was in response to their alleged roles in the March 18th governorship election.
Igho Akeregha, the President of the CLO, made the revelation during a media briefing held in Abuja.
Akerebha explained that their petition aims to address what they view as undemocratic behavior, targeting elements that are undermining Nigeria’s democracy with impunity.
The group insisted that Governor Sule, following the nullification of the initial governorship result which declared him the winner of the March 18 polls, has made statements that have the potential of threatening the nation’s unity and the independence of the country’s judiciary.
The rights group, therefore, issued a stern warning to the governor, advising him to refrain from such actions.
Recall that on October 2nd, the tribunal led by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi nullified the Nasarawa State March 18th governorship election result declared by INEC’s returning officer, Ishaya Tanko, who declared Sule as winner due to discrepancies in the number of votes counted and accredited voters.
The tribunal, which declared David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner of the March 18 elections, ordered INEC to withdraw the certificate of return earlier presented to the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) candidate, Abdullahi Sule, and hand it over to Ombugadu.
