Mahdi Shehu takes swipe at Tinubu following INEC Voter Revalidation suspension

Public affairs commentator Mahdi Shehu has reacted to the suspension of the planned elector revalidation workout by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), taking a swipe astatine President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

INEC had earlier announced that it would commence a nationwide elector revalidation workout connected April 13, 2026, arsenic portion of efforts to update the elector registry up of the 2027 wide elections.

However, the committee aboriginal directed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to suspend each publicity and preparations for the exercise.

Reacting successful a station shared connected X connected Sunday, Shehu described the improvement arsenic a invited reversal, though helium criticised the president’s handling of nationalist concerns.

“Well done, PBAT, for agreeing to beryllium a loser connected the ill-conceived voter’s paper revalidation,” helium wrote.

He noted that the determination suggests that the president tin perceive to nationalist sentiment erstwhile necessary.

“It appears PBAT tin determine to perceive to nationalist objections connected definite issues similar his reversal of the ill-conceived voters paper revalidation,” Shehu said.

Shehu, however, accused the president of ignoring different concerns raised by Nigerians, including issues astir appointments, task execution and spending.

“He has ignored respective different nationalist outcries, specified arsenic his lopsided nationalist appointments, lopsided task execution, lopsided spending of overseas ...