INEC awaits EFCC’s report on officers

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it is
waiting for the report of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission on its officers accused of corruption before taking a
decision on them.

The Director of Voter Education and Publicity at the commission,
Mr. Oluwole Ozasse-Uzi, stated this in an interview with our
correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday.

The EFCC is currently investigating more than 100 officers of
the commission for alleged bribery during the last general
election.

Some Resident Electoral Commissioners of INEC were alleged to
have been bribed by some officials of the Peoples Democratic Party
during the general election.

For example, a former REC in Rivers State, Mrs. Gesila Khan, and
other top INEC officials in the South-South geopolitical zone were
alleged to have received N675.1m from a former Minister of
Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

It was gathered that one of the RECs, allegedly received N185.8m
ahead of the March 28 and April 11, 2015 elections.

Based on investigations, the EFCC had arrested one Oluchi Brown
who was INEC administrative secretary in Delta State.

She was alleged to have received over N11m.

The EFCC was also said to have discovered that Brown had $75,000
in an account in the United States of America.

The EFCC operatives also arrested one Edem Effanga, who is a
retired INEC official.

He was arrested alongside his alleged accomplice, Immaculate
Asuquo, who was the Head, Voter Education, INEC, Akwa Ibom
State.

Effang was alleged to have received over N240m which he
allegedly shared among INEC ad hoc workers during the last
election.

Ozasse-Uzi told our correspondent that the commission was not
going to cover up any of its workers.

He also revealed that the suspects would not be disciplined
until the EFCC submitted its reports.

Ozasse-Uzi said, “We are waiting for the EFCC to finish its
investigations. It is after that we shall take an action.

“Also, the law stipulates how to punish any erring member of our
staff and the law also stipulates on how to remove or punish
RECs.

“That law will be effectively used to handle the report of the
EFCC when it is out.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it is
waiting for the report of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission on its officers accused of corruption before taking a
decision on them.

The Director of Voter Education and Publicity at the commission,
Mr. Oluwole Ozasse-Uzi, stated this in an interview with our
correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday.

The EFCC is currently investigating more than 100 officers of
the commission for alleged bribery during the last general
election.

Some Resident Electoral Commissioners of INEC were alleged to
have been bribed by some officials of the Peoples Democratic Party
during the general election.

For example, a former REC in Rivers State, Mrs. Gesila Khan, and
other top INEC officials in the South-South geopolitical zone were
alleged to have received N675.1m from a former Minister of
Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

It was gathered that one of the RECs, allegedly received N185.8m
ahead of the March 28 and April 11, 2015 elections.

Based on investigations, the EFCC had arrested one Oluchi Brown
who was INEC administrative secretary in Delta State.

She was alleged to have received over N11m.

The EFCC was also said to have discovered that Brown had $75,000
in an account in the United States of America.

The EFCC operatives also arrested one Edem Effanga, who is a
retired INEC official.

He was arrested alongside his alleged accomplice, Immaculate
Asuquo, who was the Head, Voter Education, INEC, Akwa Ibom
State.

Effang was alleged to have received over N240m which he
allegedly shared among INEC ad hoc workers during the last
election.

Ozasse-Uzi told our correspondent that the commission was not
going to cover up any of its workers.

He also revealed that the suspects would not be disciplined
until the EFCC submitted its reports.

Ozasse-Uzi said, “We are waiting for the EFCC to finish its
investigations. It is after that we shall take an action.

“Also, the law stipulates how to punish any erring member of our
staff and the law also stipulates on how to remove or punish
RECs.

“That law will be effectively used to handle the report of the
EFCC when it is out.

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