Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has spoken on the double voter registration saga involving Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi.
Yakubu hinted that the Governor Bello may be prosecuted whenever he leaves office.
He disclosed that an investigation was in progress and that the commission was waiting for the outcome.
His words “We have already issued a statement on the incident and there is nothing more to add at the moment. Our Kogi office is investigating the role of our staff in the matter. The commission is awaiting the outcome of the investigation for further action.
“This is not something one can comment on because it is dependent on whenever his tenure ends. For now, this is the action we have taken. Our constraint is that we cannot prosecute a serving governor. Let me reiterate that it is illegal to register more than once”, he told Daily Trust.
Yakubu hinted that the Governor Bello may be prosecuted whenever he leaves office.
He disclosed that an investigation was in progress and that the commission was waiting for the outcome.
His words “We have already issued a statement on the incident and there is nothing more to add at the moment. Our Kogi office is investigating the role of our staff in the matter. The commission is awaiting the outcome of the investigation for further action.
“This is not something one can comment on because it is dependent on whenever his tenure ends. For now, this is the action we have taken. Our constraint is that we cannot prosecute a serving governor. Let me reiterate that it is illegal to register more than once”, he told Daily Trust.
