The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed to punish its staff who were indicted the police report.
The
National Commissioner in charge of Voter Education and Publicity,
Solomon Soyebi said this while briefing newsmen on Thursday, February
23, 2017.
The police report had indicted 25 INEC officials, alleging that the sum of N111.3m was collected from them.
Soyebi
also promised to co-operate with the police, adding that 28 officials
were indicted in the recently released INEC report on the Rivers rerun
election.
According to Punch, he said “The
commission received the report of the Joint Police/DSS Special
Investigation Panel on the Rivers State rerun elections of December 10,
2016. From the report, we gathered that the police have concluded their
investigations and the 25 INEC (members of ) staff who were indicted
will be prosecuted.
“The
commission has resolved to fully cooperate with the police in this
process. In addition and without prejudice to their prosecution, the
indicted INEC (members of) staff will also face the commission’s
internal disciplinary process. The commission wishes to reiterate very
clearly that it will not shield any of its (member of) staff that
engages in any conduct that will undermine the integrity of the
electoral process.
“The
commission also considered the Report of its Administrative Inquiry into
the December 10, 2016, Rivers State rerun elections and accepted its
recommendations that all the 28 indicted (members of) staff should face
internal disciplinary action for gross misconduct, dereliction of duty
and negligence.”
Soyebi
also said the two corps members, Aguna Isaac and Ademola Oluwatoba, who
served as the Presiding Officers during the December 10, 2016 polls
will be offered automatic employment.
The
police report on the Rivers election also alleged that Governor Nyesom
Wike bribed INEC officials to announce results in PDP’s favour.
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