Voters casting their votes in election
The Independent National Electoral Commissioner, (INEC) on Monday promised to not disappoint Nigerians who count on them to conduct a credible gubernitorial election in Ekiti state arising subsequent two weeks.
The commission’s high officers, on a go to to the state, gave the reassurance in Ado Ekiti, saying there could be no room for failure within the ballot.
The INEC National Commissioner in command of Ekiti, Osun and Oyo states, Solomon Soyebi and his counterpart in command of Election Operations and Logistics, Mrs. Amina Zakari gave the declaration at a Pre-Election Preparation workshop organised for Electoral Officers, Assistant Electoral Officers and Head of Departments .
Soyebi stated the workshop was to tidy up issues as each polling unit should be opened by 7am.
“There will probably be no room for excuses. Any Local Government the place this occur, the Electoral Officer, (EO) will probably be accountable
“You must share responsibilities with your assistants to avoid one-man show. You must also watch your utterances so as to safeguard the integrity of the exercise,” he stated.
Also talking, Zakari debunked an allegation by Gov Ayo Fayose that she had been employed by the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to rig the election in favour of APC.
She challenged the governor and the Peoples Democratic Party to again their allegations with proof, saying it was not potential for an particular person to rig an election.
“They ought to show that past cheap doubt. I doubt it if an particular person can rig an election when there are over 20,000 personnel to conduct the election.
“They should back their allegation with fact and figures. We (INEC) have nothing to hide. I see no reason why INEC would want to go back to bad old days. We are moving forward as we remained focused to ensure a credible election that Nigeria will be proud of..”
Zakari stated the workshop would assessment work performed thus far and to reveal officers to new concepts, processes and strategy to a profitable conduct of the election.
“The workshop is to make sure correct preparations for the election. This is the observe over time. It is to make sure there is no such thing as a hole between insurance policies and implementation
“It is to assist direct interplay with departments that provoke insurance policies and to gather concepts that may assist in reshaping insurance policies and process
“I have no doubt that this will be well-organised and it will be adjudged as the most successful election ever conducted,” she stated.
Earlier, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti, Prof. Abdul-Ganiyu Raji, stated the workshop was to make sure data circulation between coverage formulators and the implementors in direction of a profitable conduct of the election.