The Resident Electoral
Commissioner in Osun State, Olusegun Agbaje, has said that he would resign from
his job if the Supreme Court finds the Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, guilty in the conduct of the recently concluded governorship
election in the state.
The REC made this known in Osogbo
on Wednesday during the presentation of Certificate of Return to the Osun State
governor-elect, Gboyega Oyetola, of the All Progressives Congress.
Oyetola and the Deputy
Governor-elect, Benedict Alabi were given the Certificate of Return by the
National Electoral Commissioner representing Oyo, Osun and Ekiti States,
Solomon Soyebi, at the INEC office in Osogbo.
Agbaje pointed out that those who
were dissatisfied with the outcome of the election had the right to seek
redress at election petition tribunal where their case would be examined by the
panel.
Agbaje said he and other INEC
officials were very neutral and that they did not do anything to give any of
the contestants undue advantage over others.
He said, “Nevertheless, I want to
reassure the good people of Osun State, particularly our royal fathers and
religious leaders, that I was extremely neutral throughout the period of the
election. I can positively stress that my staff also did.
“However, if, at the end of
litigation at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Commission is found culpable of
not discharging its responsibility faithfully and diligently, I will take full
responsibility for any such laxity, publicly apologise to all Nigerians and
thereafter resign my appointment with the commission.”
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