The National Electoral Commission,
INEC, has fired back at Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, for passing vote of no confidence on it ahead of the
2019 general elections.
The governors alleged that the
commission had conducted itself as 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.
Reacting, however, INEC said
Nigerians believed in it to deliver free, fair and credible elections in 2019,
noting 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.”
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