INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday mentioned Governor Ayodele Fayose’s allegation that it has conspired to rig the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti state is baseless and unfaithful.
Recall that Fayose had on Monday raised the alarm over alleged plots to by an INEC National Commissioner and two different officers on the commission’s headquarters to rig the election in favour of APC and its candidate, Dr Kayode Fayemi.
However, the commission in a assertion by the Chief Press Secretary to its Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, on Tuesday appealed to Nigerians to disregard all deliberate makes an attempt to tarnish its popularity with wild and unsubstantiated allegations.
INEC reaffirmed its dedication to a free, honest and credible ballot within the July 14 ballot in Ekiti state and the 2019 basic elections.
“INEC’s consideration has been drawn to some allegations made by a serving governor, which give the impression that INEC is planning to rig the July 14 Ekiti Governorship Election.
“We want to state unequivocally that the allegations are unfaithful and baseless.
“The Commission has since November, 2015 efficiently carried out elections into 180 constituencies. These embody 5 governorship elections carried out in Kogi, Bayelsa, Edo, Ondo and Anambra.
“So far, nobody has accused the commission of rigging any of these elections. All of the election results recorded so far testify to INEC’s ability to ensure that only the voters determine who wins an election,” he mentioned.