2019 POLLS : How INEC rode the storm in South-South vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
In Rivers state, it appears the game plan by an influential chieftain of a political party was for the election to be indecisive to teach the governor, Nyesom Wike, a bitter lesson in a consequent election.Wike knew about the plan and made back-up arrangements. In all, the politicians almost put INEC in Rivers state in a quandary, but it cleverly wriggled out by suspending the voting process to save its face.
INEC in finally taking charge and suspending the exercise, pointed at evident irregularities and its only redeeming feature was the suspension. The electoral agency remained headstrong in concluding the collation and announcement of the results. Like in Rivers, INEC had problem in Delta state, but not in terms of politicians compromising the system. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mr. Cyril Omoregbe, gave no room for politicians to get to him, let alone finding the middle ground with him. He rejected courtesy visit by politicians and declined to entertain powerful politicians who sought to meet him before the elections.
Many attribute the achievement to the neutrality and transparency displayed by INEC led by Mr. Mike Igini, the Resident Electoral Commissioner. INEC officials had said that those behind the heinous act had targeted the store thinking that the sensitive materials were already there. In fact, the state chapter of Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, kicked against endless calls and protests by APC stakeholders and supporters, demanding the removal of Mike Igini, because it smelt sinister motive.
It said, “We feel proud that in our lifetime, a credible people-centred election was held and the voices of the people and their votes mattered. Mike Igini deserves our praise and gratitude for standing up to what is right and ideal. He refused to be compromised and stood his ground on doing only what is right and noble.”
Akwa Ibom state has 329 wards and 2,980 polling units. Another area that the INEC performed well was its ability to replace, at the last minute, all the electoral officers deployed to the polls after learning that politicians had heavily bribed them.
At Brass, the situation was worse as thugs manhandled a senior police officer in the full glare of reporters though police arrested some culprits. A breakdown of the stolen cards as announced by the commission, showed that in Brass, ward 6 ,unit 19, one Smart Card Reader was missing; 24 disappeared in Nembe, ward 1, 4, 12 and 13 while 24 also got missing in Southern-Ijaw, ward 1, 2, 3, 12, 15. 8 were missing in Sagbama ward 1 unit 5 and ward 6 unit3 while in Yenagoa, a total of 6 also missed in ward 1, 11 and 16 respectively.”
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