The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, have been charged with investigating electoral officials involved in various forms of electoral fraud during the just-concluded off-cycle governorship election in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo State.
A Civil Society Organization, League for Social Justice called on INEC officials caught with pre-thumb printed ballot papers during the election.
The Chief Legal Officer of the group, Maduabuchi Idam made the call in a petition to Yakubu and Egbetokun.
In the petition sighted by DAILY POST, Idam said the group would ensure that those involved in electoral fraud are investigated and prosecuted.
According to Idam: “Following some electoral malpractices recorded in the governorship elections conducted on the 11th of November 2023, League for Social Justice, a civil society organisation has, through its Chief Legal Officer, Maduabuchi O. Idam, Esq., petitioned the office of the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Inspector General of Police, demanding among others, the investigation of the INEC officials who were caught with pre-thumb-printed ballot papers in Kogi State before accreditation of voters on the election day, and other electoral fraudsters in Imo and Bayelsa States.
“While we as a civil society condemn in strong terms the acts perpetrated by the suspected INEC officers, as we term it a breach of public confidence and public trust, we vow to follow up and pursue the petition to ensure that the same is investigated and the suspects are prosecuted to a logical conclusion.
“We believe that a corrupt-free Nigeria is achievable. Hence, we shall not be deterred in our resolve to fight corruption and corrupt public officers in Nigeria.”
