The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to do its best to make the Juy 14 Ekiti governorship election a success.
INEC National Commissioner in charge of Ekiti, Osun and Oyo states, Mr. Solomon Soyebi, gave the assurance on Monday in the state.
He was in the company of the INEC official in charge of Election Operations and Logistics, Mrs. Amina Zakari.
They were in the state for a Pre-Election Preparation workshop organised for Electoral Officers, Assistant Electoral Officers and Head of Departments.
“There will be no room for excuses…
“You must share responsibilities with your assistants to avoid one-man show.
“You must also watch your utterances so as to safeguard the integrity of the exercise,” Soyebi told participants at the workshop.
Zakari who also spoke at the occasion denied being hired by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to rig election as alleged by Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State.
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“They should prove that beyond reasonable doubt. I doubt it if an individual can rig an election when there are over 20,000 personnel to conduct the election.
“They should back their allegation with fact and figures. We (INEC) have nothing to hide.
“I see no reason why INEC will want to go back to bad old days; we are moving forward as we remain focused to ensure a credible election that Nigeria will be proud of,” she said.
Speaking on the workshop, she said it was to ensure proper preparations for the election and open participants to new ideas.
“It is to aid direct interaction with departments that initiate policies and to collect ideas that will help in reshaping policies and procedure.
“I have no doubt that this will be well-organised and it will be adjudged as the most successful election ever conducted,” she said.
