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The Independent National Electoral Commission said it has stopped over 100 officers, who are currently undergoing investigations for alleged corrupt practices, from taking part in the conduct of the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states.
The commission said the action was taken in order to give credibility to the two elections scheduled to hold in Edo and Ondo states on September 10 and November 26 respectively.
The commission also said if the affected officers were not cleared even after the two elections must have been held, they would continue to be left out of other electoral assignments.
INEC’s Deputy Director, Publicity and Voter Education, Mr. Nick Dazang, stated this in an interview with PUNCH that the over 100 officers, being investigated for alleged bribery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in connection with bribery allegations during the last general elections, would not be deployed for the two elections.
The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, had confirmed the number of the suspects, stating that at the end of the probe, those found guilty would be sacked.
Some resident electoral officers of the commission were alleged to have been bribed by the officials of the Peoples Democratic Party during the general elections.
Recall that a former Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers State, Mrs. Gesila Khan, and other top INEC officials in the South-South geopolitical zone were alleged to have received N675.1m from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.
Source: PUNCH News
The commission said the action was taken in order to give credibility to the two elections scheduled to hold in Edo and Ondo states on September 10 and November 26 respectively.
The commission also said if the affected officers were not cleared even after the two elections must have been held, they would continue to be left out of other electoral assignments.
INEC’s Deputy Director, Publicity and Voter Education, Mr. Nick Dazang, stated this in an interview with PUNCH that the over 100 officers, being investigated for alleged bribery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in connection with bribery allegations during the last general elections, would not be deployed for the two elections.
The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, had confirmed the number of the suspects, stating that at the end of the probe, those found guilty would be sacked.
Some resident electoral officers of the commission were alleged to have been bribed by the officials of the Peoples Democratic Party during the general elections.
Recall that a former Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers State, Mrs. Gesila Khan, and other top INEC officials in the South-South geopolitical zone were alleged to have received N675.1m from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.
Source: PUNCH News
