Afrigather Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Info and Tradition refuted a number of on-line experiences credited to him that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) intentionally withheld the real-time add of presidential election outcomes from polling items.
Lai Mohammed made the clarification that has been revealed in some on-line platforms whereas in Washington DC, saying it’s irresponsible and reckless.
He stated the report was a deliberate falsehood, twisted by the web platforms to serve their egocentric pursuits, he referred to as it irresponsible and reckless journalism.
In accordance with him, “The reality of the matter is that, one of many main issues within the polity at the moment, is a piece of the media. These are individuals who can not simply consider that the Labour Social gathering or the opposition didn’t win the election. They satisfied themselves that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will lose the election.
He additional stated his assertion was unambiguous and it was mistaken for any media platform to have twisted it, to serve its personal curiosity. He added that the media has a approach of twisting no matter you’ve got stated to what they need it to appear like.
The minister defined that what he stated was that in the course of the election, there was a technical glitch and on account of this and for INEC to guard the info, it suspended importing of the outcomes.
INEC instantly arrange a technical staff to look into what went mistaken and concurrently floated one other platform, he stated.
“After all,Premium Instances has its personal agenda, Lai Mohammed added.
“They inserted the phrase “intentionally” and omitted the phrase that it was with a view to defend the sanctity of the info. They make it appear like INEC intentionally refused to add the outcomes’. He stated.
Lai Mohammed emphasised that the publication was a most irresponsible approach to apply journalism.
