Immediate former IEBC Commissioner Roselyn Akombe on
Wednesday night exposed damning information of what transpired before her
untimely resignation from the Commission.
Speaking during an interview on NTV, Ms. Akombe
divulged that before downing her tools a female MP was sent to scare her.
According to the ex-Commissioner, there were politicians who
were not happy with her hard stance calling for the resignation of IEBC CEO
Ezra Chiloba and other officials.
Dr. Akombe disclosed that on several occasions during board
meeting she advocated for the sacking of the officials involved in the bungled
August 8 Election.
She also claimed that her call for a credible election was
met with a lot of resistance.
However, this did not augur well with a section of the
Commissioners and some politicians. This led to politicians sending an MP, who
she withheld her name, to demand her resignation.
“I have been talking a lot about the credibility of the
elections. I have said this point in the boardrooms and that is why I have been
a victim of those phone calls.
"I have had members of Parliament following the news
and even one of the MPs was sent to come and tell me to resign in September
because I was giving people a hard time.
"She had been asked to come and talk to me
and tell to leave in September because I was being tough headed, I
was asking for Ezra Chiloba and others to resign and they could not
resign, they could not leave. They were never going to leave," she
said.
Akombe added: "They told me very clearly that it
was either me or them. And I think now they have the opportunity to replace
with somebody who can carry the water for them."
The 41-year-old insisted that the current Commission cannot
hold a free and fair election.
She reiterated that her life was still in danger and cannot
come back to the country.
