The Sovereign Nationwide Electoral Fee in Edo has denied obstructing any political celebration from analyzing election fabrics and BVAS machines impaired for the simply concluded governorship election.
In a remark in Benin on Wednesday, the Resident Electoral Commissioner within the environment, Dr Anugbum Onuoha, mentioned that the allegations of obstructing the inspection of fabrics have been baseless, deceptive, and exempt from fact.
The Information Company of Nigeria stories that the PDP and its candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo had accused INEC of no longer obeying a court docket series granting the inspection of the election fabrics.
Onuoha defined that the fee in furtherance to its constancy had fastened Wednesday for the inspection of the fabrics at its headquarters in Benin.
He mentioned, “The eye of INEC and my workplace has been interested in sure unfounded allegations suggesting that I’ve refused political events and their representatives get right of entry to to check out the BVAS units and alternative election fabrics impaired throughout the new elections.
“We need to categorically environment that those allegations are baseless, deceptive, and entirely exempt from fact.
“INEC under my leadership in Edo, remains committed to upholding the highest standards of transparency, fairness, and integrity of all electoral processes.”
Onuoha famous that the inspection of election fabrics used to be the elemental proper of all political events all in favour of election petitions, including that it used to be a procedure that INEC used to be mandated by means of legislation to facilitate.
He defined that at incorrect generation did he or any legit in his workplace hinder or reject any political celebration or their representatives get right of entry to to check out the fabrics impaired within the terminating election.
“INEC is totally conscious about the felony implications of such movements, and we’re devoted to supporting the lawful processes that allow events to hunt redress within the courts.
“In furtherance of this constancy, I need to tell the community that the inspection of the election fabrics, together with the BVAS units, has been officially scheduled for Wednesday (Lately), on the INEC Headquarters in Benin.
“All political parties and their representatives are invited to participate in this exercise, as per the legal procedures, to ensure transparency and adherence to the rule of law, ” he added.
He confident political events and their applicants in the hunt for to check out the fabrics of unhindered get right of entry to supplied they practice the right kind procedures as defined by means of the election petition tribunal and related felony frameworks.
In keeping with him, it’s, subsequently, hideous that those baseless accusations had been circulated with none proof or correct engagement with my workplace.
“I encourage all stakeholders and the overall community to fail to remember such incorrect information. As a Fee, our commitment left-overs to the Nigerian nation, the Charter, and the rule of thumb of legislation.
“INEC as an institution, stands for transparency, and we are fully committed to ensuring that the electoral process is free, fair, and accountable.”
The REC additionally inspired events wishing to interact along with his workplace in regards to the inspection of fabrics to take action via the precise felony channels.
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