INEC Speaks On The Allegation That It Is A Tool For APC

INEC Fires Back At PDP Governors

The Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC has fired back at Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for expressing ill confidence on it ahead of the 2019 elections.

As earlier reported by Naija News, the governors had alleged that the commission made itself a tool of the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government.

The Chairman of the Forum, who is also the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, signed the communiqué of the meeting on behalf of his colleagues.

“For now, we have no confidence in INEC. The commission has conducted itself as a tool of the APC-led Federal Government, especially with the roles of the Chairman, Prof Mahmud Yakubu, and a National Commissioner, Mrs Amina Zakari,” Fayose had said.

INEC, reacting said Nigerians believed in it to deliver free, fair and credible elections in 2019, adding that it was making efforts to improve on the electoral process.

The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, said, “Since the inauguration of the current leadership of INEC in November 2015, the commission has been putting various measures in place to improve and strengthen the electoral process. And in doing so, the commission has also carried all stakeholders along. Not only that, by putting all our cards on the table at all times, INEC has continually demonstrated integrity, transparency and efficiency. The efforts are paying off.

“Only on August 31, the commission brought the Continuous Voter Registration to a close after registering 14.5 million voters in 16 months. The commission has also conducted about 190 different types of elections, including six governorship elections, none of which has been overturned.

“From the feedback we are getting from Nigerians, they are appreciative of our efforts and our pledge is that we will deliver free, fair and credible 2019 general elections.”