The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has condemned in strong terms the stripping of its National Commissioner naked aftermath of the illegal
declaration of a winner in the Adamawa State supplementary governorship election by the Resident Electoral Commissioner on Sunday.
A viral video shows that INEC national commissioner was stripped by unknown persons in Adamawa State.Meanwhile, reacting to the sad development, the national commissioner and chairman Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Barr. Festus Okoye, said the Commission will not allow that to stand.
According to him, “A National Commissioner cannot be treated as a common criminal, a former vice chancellor of Usman Danfodio University was stripped naked and dragged, this Commission will not allow that to stand.”
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