2019 Elections: INEC hands over staff to police for registering ineligible voters
INEC has made a scapegoat out of some of its staff who allegedly registered ineligible voters during the Continuous Voter Registration exercise.
The electoral body said today that it had reported the offenders to the police in Taraba.
A statement by the Head of Voter Education and Publicity in Taraba State, Fabian Vwamhi, the commission said the illegal voters had been taken off the register.
“Following its laid down processes, INEC Taraba office has discovered that some ineligible voters have been registered in the ongoing CVR exercise,” the statement reads.
“This is not only contrary to INEC’s guidelines for registration, but is also a violation of the Electoral Act.
“Consequently, the Taraba State office has flagged these illegal registrations for removal from the voter register.
“In addition, it has queried the electoral officer as well as the registration officer for the centre.
“It has informed the headquarters of the commission in Abuja and drawn the attention of security agencies for further investigation and possible prosecution of all found to have been involved, including INEC staff.”
The electoral body had been under public microscope over reports that underage voters were allowed to participate in the local government elections in Kano recently.
