Bode George: INEC Speaks On Appointing Tinubu’s Ally As ICT Head

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has denied appointing Femi Odubiyi, an ally to President-elect, Bola Tinubu, as head of its Information and Communications Technology department.

Naija News reports that a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, in a statement on Sunday, alleged that Femi, who is a former commissioner in Lagos State was appointed as INEC’s ICT head.

The former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP insists the INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, must remove Odubiyi as the Commission’s ICT head because of his closeness to Tinubu.

According to him, Yakubu must explain to Nigerians how the former Commissioner for Science and Technology in Lagos State allegedly found his way into INEC as head of ICT, a critical department before, during, and after elections.

Reacting via a statement, INEC through its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, described Bode George’s claim as false.

The electoral umpire noted that the name of Tinubu’s ally does not exist within the ICT department adding that none of its ICT officials have held any political appointment in any state.

The statement reads: “To set the record straight, the name “Femi Odubiyi“ does not even exist within our ICT Department at the INEC headquarters in Abuja or any state office of the Commission.”

“Our ICT staff are career officers of the Commission. None has held any political appointment in any state of the Federation.

“The public is urged to disregard the story. The promoter should have been circumspect so as not to be seen as a purveyor of fake news.”