Nigeria's election body, Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) is said not under pressure to manipulation the forthcoming general election, its chairman Mahmoud Yakubu has said.
On Sunday, ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo made wide allegations that the electoral body was working in concert with the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to manipulate the general election in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The former president said he doubted the ability and integrity of INEC to conduct a free, fair and credible election.
At a meeting with the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, the INEC chief reiterated the commitment of the commission to conduct a credible election.
“This is to be expected in an election year when people make all sorts of insinuations.
“I want to tell you that we as a commission have never been under any pressure to do what is wrong.
“We will never compromise our integrity to do what the law says that we shouldn’t and for the 2019 general elections, I want to assure and reassure Nigerians that votes and nothing but votes will count.
“WIth this level of cooperation from the security agencies, I want to assure you that Nigerians will have a pleasant voting experience in 2019,” he said.
He said that the nation was looking forward to INEC and the Nigeria Police Force to conduct credible elections.
Yakubu said that the media would be provided unimpeded access to the commission during the elections.
He called for a close working relationship between the commission and the police at all levels.
“The more we collaborate with the police, the easier the prosecution of election offenders.
“We are going to consult the security agencies for the deployment of personnel for the elections.
“We must work in partnership to give Nigerians a pleasant election in the upcoming elections, our responsibility is to serve the Nigerian people,” he said.
He urged the police personnel to be on ground early enough to escort officials of the commission to polling units.
Earlier, the Acting IGP said that the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID), has been directed to set up a special lectionaries investigation teams.
“We will never compromise our integrity to do what the law says that we shouldn’t and for the 2019 general elections, I want to assure and reassure Nigerians that votes and nothing but votes will count.
“WIth this level of cooperation from the security agencies, I want to assure you that Nigerians will have a pleasant voting experience in 2019,” he said.
He said that the nation was looking forward to INEC and the Nigeria Police Force to conduct credible elections.
Yakubu said that the media would be provided unimpeded access to the commission during the elections.
He called for a close working relationship between the commission and the police at all levels.
“The more we collaborate with the police, the easier the prosecution of election offenders.
“We are going to consult the security agencies for the deployment of personnel for the elections.
“We must work in partnership to give Nigerians a pleasant election in the upcoming elections, our responsibility is to serve the Nigerian people,” he said.
He urged the police personnel to be on ground early enough to escort officials of the commission to polling units.
Earlier, the Acting IGP said that the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID), has been directed to set up a special lectionaries investigation teams.
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