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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reiterated yesterday that it is committed to delivering a free, fair and credible off-cycle governorship election in Edo State on Saturday.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, the Information and Voter Education Committee of the Commission, Sam Olumekun told The Nation that the commission will not be distracted by any baseless allegations as it is well focussed on the task ahead.
He was responding to a question on the allegation by the Edo State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Anthony Aziegbemi that the INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu and the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Anugbum Onuoha, as well as INEC Director of ICT at both the state and national level have been settled to aid the APC’s rigging plans.
He also alleged that many of the ad-hoc staff recruited by the commission to preside over the election over the election are card-carrying members of the APC who will be deployed with the mandate to ensure that the APC wins the election.(The Nation)