Ahead of the November 11 gubernatorial polls, the civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure peaceful, free and fair elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa States.
HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, made the call Wednesday at a media briefing held at the INEC’s headquarters in Abuja.
He said, “We call upon INEC to ensure the highest level of transparency and accountability in the electoral process for Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi States. To achieve this, we demand that the result sheets from all local government areas be signed by the INEC Chairman and counter-signed by electoral officers of each Local Government Area and the Resident Electoral Commissioner.
“We call upon INEC to ensure that the collation and announcement of election results are done in a transparent and verifiable manner, allowing citizens and observers to witness the process. The credibility of the electoral process depends on open and honest results reporting. Onwubiko further expressed concerns over the allegations against the current Resident Electoral Commissioner in Imo State. This prompted the rights group to call upon INEC to look into these allegations and withdraw the REC if need be.
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