SAN FRANCISCO, November 29, (THEWILL) –Â The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to resign ahead of the general elections in 2019.
The party also asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to resign his position.
PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, made the call while addressing the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party at its National Secretariat in Abuja.
With 78 days to the polls, the PDP chairman accused the police boss of working for the incumbent to arrest and intimidate its opponents and alleged that the INEC chairman lacked the will and capacity to deliver free and fair elections next year.
Responding, Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, dismissed the allegation and described the call by the main opposition party for the resignation of the police boss as laughable.
Ahead of the general elections in 2019, the Police spokesman stressed that the force has remained apolitical and does not work in favour of any political party.
He, therefore, challenged the PDP to make public or report any case of compromise by the police.
Moshood insisted that the police were only focused on law enforcement and ensuring that the forthcoming elections were conducted peacefully.
