INEC chairman visits Ekiti ahead June 18 gov poll
INEC chairman visits Ekiti ahead June 18 gov poll
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Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, and members of his staff began a "readiness assessment" visit to Ekiti State on Sunday, ahead of the state governorship election slated for June 18, 2022.
According to INEC, Yakubu and his team will meet with stakeholders and observe a simulation exercise of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System during their visit.
Meanwhile, Adeyinka Alli, the Action Peoples Party's governorship candidate, has expressed concern about INEC's refusal to include his name on the list of candidates for the governorship election despite a court ruling.
Alli, who said the party was in the race with a young agenda to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress and establish good government in the state, warned INEC against allowing fake news to flourish by failing to speak up.
The governorship candidate, who spoke in Ado Ekiti on Saturday during a rally organised by APP Women Wing, titled, “Ekiti Women Support Adeyinka Alli for Governor, Christianah Olatawura for Deputy”, said the change of candidate, which saw him as the new candidate followed due process just as court order to that effect had been secured and forwarded to INEC.
He said, “Ekiti women and youths are using this opportunity of this rally to pass the message across to INEC, some people are still doubting because INEC has not come out openly to effect this change. INEC has accepted all we forwarded to it. There is a court order in place.
“INEC has taken our court order, they are effecting it. What we want is – INEC should come out openly, hold a press conference to address it so that people will know that INEC still remains a good commission as it is.”
