INEC in Tranquility as PDP, APC Battle Over Electoral Materials Inspection

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has mentioned it’s calmly observing the continuing battle between the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Celebration, PDP, regarding the inspection of fabric used for conducting the 2023 elections within the state and the Licensed True Copies of paperwork utilized in declaration of identical polls.

INEC, disclosed this in an announcement noting that the inspection and entry to CTCs had been legit rights of political events, including that the method of getting them have to be duly adopted which embrace cost of requisite charges, making copies/photocopies of related paperwork and certification by the authorised official of the Fee. 

Dr. Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Rivers State, famous that the electoral physique has acquired over 50 functions in relation to the issuance of CTCs of election supplies used in the course of the simply concluded 2023 general elections in Rivers State.

In response to him, a great variety of the functions have been processed in accordance with the date of receipt of such functions and cost of certification charges, thus, the method continues to be on-going.

Sinikiem is upset that political events have refused to go to the native authorities space workplaces to test or examine the paperwork. He due to this fact suggested all events to go to the native authorities workplaces to examine the poll papers used for the polls. 

“The Fee has additionally suggested all candidates to go to our Native Authorities workplaces the place these paperwork are domiciled for inspection whereas we work out modalities for inspection of different paperwork domiciled on the State workplace in accordance with obtainable areas however they insisted that the massive volumes of paperwork like poll papers be delivered to the state workplace.”

Sinikiem additionally assured all candidates and the final Public that INEC is dedicated to discharging its constitutional and lawful duties with out preferences or bias.