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Balarabe Musa, National Chairman of the Conference
of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), on Wednesday expressed concern
that the 2011 general elections might not hold in January 2011. Mr Musa
told journalists in Abuja that the concern was due to the “indifference
of the government and National Assembly.” “I think from the
indifference of the government and National Assembly, we may not have
the elections either in January or even April 2011,” he said. “And that
means series of political crisis because by the May 25, 2011 this
government, including the National and State Assemblies must go,
because they will have no legal power to continue in office. We believe
those responsible for the delay now are the federal government and the
National Assembly. If they can behave responsibly, even at this late
hour, we can still have proper elections in January or April.”

Mr Musa,
who is also the National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, said
if the election was to hold peacefully, then there might be an interim
administration after May 29, 2011. “In April, it is virtually
impossible because if you have it in April, how many days do you have
before hand over on May 29, 2011? And there must be hand over on that
date, otherwise there will be revolutionary crisis in the country,” he
said.