The Tuesday, 15th January 2019 Presidential election of
Paralympic Committee of Nigeria has been dubbed fraudulent, full of
irregularities and outcome totally rejected by the President of
Para-powerlifting Federation of Nigeria, Queen Obuh.
Rejecting
the election in its entirety, Queen Obuh told newsmen that the process
of the election subverts the constitution and guidelines for election
into the body.
The Para-powerlifting Federation
of Nigeria President, Obuh who is one of the presidential candidates
said delegates for the election were handpicked within the National
Stadium venue of the election instead of from federations across the six
geopolitical zones of the country as stipulated by the constitution of
PCN.
She said: “One of the zonal representatives
claimed Para Tennis but to my amazement Kano State Director of Sports
said they don’t do such sport in Kano.
“The
elections lacked merit in all ramifications and the evidences are there.
Most of the zonal representatives were not eligible to vote. Most of
them were hand-picked by the officials of the Sports Ministry on the
Election Day.
According to PCN election
guideline, “The elections will be conducted by the electoral committee
which shall comprise not more than (5) five persons and not less than
(3) three persons or members.
“The Elections
shall be monitored by the representatives of Federal Ministry of Youth
and Sports Development and members of the Nigerian Olympic Committee.”
Furthermore,
it was clearly stated in the Conduct of Election in the Guideline for
the election that “The chairman of states Para Sports Associations or
The Director of state sports council/Commission shall Authenticate the
zonal candidates letter for the zonal election, but all these were
fragrantly flaunted.
The most shocking according
to Obuh is why the election should be conducted by the Ministry instead
of playing observatory role as the constitution stipulates.
Recounting
her experience, Lucy Ejike, the team captain of Para-powerlifting of
Nigeria said she stood for Athletes Representative election on the 10th
of January against Flora Ugonwa which was declared inconclusive but to
her dismay, at the PCN presidential election yesterday, Flora Ugunnwa
was called to vote as Athletes Representative.
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