TO ensure effective oversight on today’s supplementary governorship elections in Abia, Imo and Taraba states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed three National Commissioners to each of the states on supervisory duties.
A press statement signed by Mrs. Augusta C. Ogakwu, Secretary to the Commission, and made available to The Guardian noted that the National Commissioners would be assisted in each of the states by three Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), besides the substantive state RECs in the affected states. INEC has also deployed three Directing staff from the headquarters to each of the affected states to coordinate the operations, while some other staff, also from the headquarters, have been deployed to the states as Monitors.
In addition, Electoral Officers (EOs) from neighbouring states would be on ground to assist the EOs of the affected councils.
Mrs. Ogakwu said the Commission was determined to ensure that today’s exercise are free, fair credible and peaceful and urged voters in the affected areas to conduct themselves peacefully and in accordance with set procedures of the elections, so that the process is crisis-free and concluded in good time.
“We also call on the Police to ensure compliance by political actors with the restriction on movement in places where the elections are holding.
“INEC reassures the public that it is investigating allegations of misconduct by some officials during the recent general elections and will ensure that anyone proven to have violated the rules is brought to book,” she stated.
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