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<p>Former Minister of Transportation, <strong>Rotimi Amaechi</strong>, has called out the current Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, saying that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would never have won the 2015 general elections if Yakubu had been in charge then.</p>
<p>Speaking during an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday night, Amaechi praised former INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, for overseeing a transparent electoral process that allowed APC’s registration and eventual victory in 2015.</p>
<p><em>“The current chairman of INEC, if he was chairman in 2015, we would not have won,” </em>Amaechi said. <em>“That’s an important point. May God bless Jega. Because the ground rules were clear. The current chairman of INEC can only be compared to Iwu.”</em></p>
<p>Amaechi alleged that INEC, under <strong>Yakubu’s</strong> leadership, operates with clear bias and favors those in power.</p>
<p>He explained that it was Jega’s transparent approach that enabled the APC to emerge and succeed.</p>
<p><em>“When we registered APC, Jega opened the door and we complied with the requirements. He got APC registered. The current chairman, even if you comply, would not register you,” </em>he said.</p>
<p>The former minister further expressed concern about the state of Nigeria’s electoral system, accusing INEC under Yakubu of bias and compromised integrity.</p>
<p><em>“Already, INEC is biased. So, the only thing I can tell you now is that, looking at the way Nigeria has run the election, even the Option A4 led us forward</em>. <em>At least a lot of transparency. You were sure of what was going on. Then we came back to meet people like Iwu and others and the current one and things got worse,” </em>Amaechi said.</p>
<p><em>“So, you don’t know whether to say we are progressing or regressing. There’s a state capture using the electoral institution as a machine.”</em></p>
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