The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied claims that it is abetting a plan to rig the governorship and state house of assembly elections in Zamfara State.
It blamed the cases in an announcement on Monday by Garba Galadima, the HOD of Voter Education and Publicity in Zamfara.
The commission stated, “The recent allegation was on the provision of all the result sheets of the governorship and state house of assembly elections coming up on 9th March 2019, to a particular political party.
“The commissions hereby debunk the claim as unfounded, mischievous and baseless.”
INEC said it would welcome specialists of political parties fielding candidates, all governorship applicants, security organizations, and the media to observe the dissemination of the touchy materials to the electoral officers from different nearby government regions on Wednesday.
It further denied the claim that the hotel bills of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Zamfara, Dr Asmau Maikudi, were being settled by the state government.
The electoral body said the case was composed to tarnish the image of the REC, as it has been settling all its lodging bills with no help.
It stated that the REC has spent the last 10 months in her residence and challenged those making the allegation to investigate its claim.
INEC added that regardless of the difficulties experienced in the presidential and National Assembly races, for example, the late arrival of delicate materials and pockets of savagery in parts of the express, the activity has been declared as free and fair.
It said the hiccups experienced in the ongoing decisions were being mulled over for the improvement of the coming polls.
The commission educated the individuals who probably won’t be satisfied with the result of the decisions that there would be an Election Tribunal where all prosecutions emerging from races would be heard and arranged by capable courts of locale.
It engaged the general population of the state for their proceeded with help and collaboration so as to direct free, fair, and credible races.