Ekiti 2018: INEC cautions politicians against ignoring its warning

 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday warned erring politicians eyeing elective positions in 2018 governorship election in the state to desist from ignoring its warning that it was still premature to embark on campaigns ahead of the poll which is more than a year away.

The electoral body threatened that such recalcitrant politicians might soon become guests of the state police command and the DSS for consistently ignoring its warnings.

The Administrative Secretary of the commission in the state, Dr. Muslim Moleke, who gave the warning yesterday, while speaking with journalists on the exercise, advised eligible voters who have attained 18 years and above to attach seriousness to collection of permanent voter cards as done during registration stages.

Moleke said the exercise begins on Thursday but described as alarming, the rate at which eligible voters do abandon voter cards soon after registration.

He said more than 200,000 of such permanent voter cards are currently left uncollected in the state since the last exercise preceeding the last governorship election in the state urging those concerned to use the coming exercise to collect the cards.

He clarified that the coming exercise would take place only at the various INEC Local Government Headquarters, adding that the commision would use only its bona fide staff.

Meanwhile the  Ekiti State Government has declared Thursday and Friday as work-free days to enable workers participate actively in the registration and revalidation of voters’ register in the state.

The State Head of Service, Dr Olugbenga Faseluka said in a statement yesterday,warning that it was mandatory for all public servants to mobilize and participate in  the exercise

 

POSTED BY:OPUOMONI PRIYE

DATE:04/27/2017