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ENUGU – INDEPENDENT National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that it is studying wild allegations made against the commission during the 2019 general elections for the possibility of taking culprits to court.The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Enugu, Dr Emeka Ononadu who said this during a post election media briefing at INEC office Independent Layout, Enugu on Tuesday, warned that INEC was not ready to condone reckless allegations that cast aspersion on the electoral process.
“INEC and its staff also have a name to protect; we are not going to tolerate reckless allegations that can cast aspersion on our democracy and electoral process. We are moving towards a direction when nobody will get away with any unsubstantiated allegation that robs off on the credibility of an election.
Dr Ononammadu who bemoaned the level of voter apathy which was witnessed in the state during both the presidential and gubernatorial election in the state called on the people to objectively access the activities of the commission in the state.
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