INEC Finally Speaks on Removal of Igbo, South-South Names From Election Duties, Reveals Fresh Position

• The Independent National Electoral Commission has described as false a report of the alleged exclusion of Nigerians from certain regions
• The nation's electoral umpire noted that it did not remove all Igbo and south-south staff participating in the forthcoming election, March 18 polls in Lagos state
• The commission addressed the issue, which has been generating serious reactions on social media, through a statement on its Twitter page on Thursday, March 16

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it did not remove the names of electorates from certain regions in Nigeria.

The commission, in a statement shared on its Twitter page on Wednesday, March 15, disclosed that INEC did not exclude the Igbo and South-South people from the list of ad hoc staff for the Saturday, March 18 governorship and state House of Assembly elections in Lagos State.

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Reacting, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos State, Olusegun Agbaje, in a statement made public on Wednesday evening by the head of the department of Voter Education and Publicity, Adenike Tadese, described the allegations as fake news which should be ignored

INEC speaks on the exclusion of Igbos, South-South in Lagos state

The tweet sighted by Legit.ng on Thursday morning, March 16, reads thus:

"PRESS RELEASE

"The Commission’s Lagos Office Debunks Alleged Exclusion of Nigerians From Certain Regions as Ad-Hoc Staff For Governorship/State Houses of Assembly Elections."

Nigerians react

Nigerians took to the comment section of INEC's Twitter page and reacted to the development.

@Obilala_2000 tweeted:

"And you think we will believe you?

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@panachemuzik tweeted:

"Believe @inecnigeria at your own peril."

@enyosam_ tweeted:

"You think you still have legacy. Dey play."

@moore2life tweeted:

"The same way INEC debunked the rumours of plans not to upload results directly from the PUs last November and ended up doing exactly what was debunked."

@hilkrest tweeted:

"INEC we no trust una again for anything called election. Abeg make una share the remaining money make boys take am hold body."

@realTobiAkinbo tweeted:

"What inec is saying here is absolutely a lie, what they say about inec excluding other tribes in Lagos is absolutely the truth."

@FavNaijaNfts tweeted:

"Inec.. Even u tweeting this

"We won't leave this election matter in God's hands."

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In another development, the suit seeking to inspect INEC's material used during the February 25 presidential polls filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has been withdrawn.

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The counsel of Atiku and the PDP told the Court of Appeal in Abuja that they were no longer willing to push for the case.

Making this known during the session at the appellate court, the counsel for Atiku, led by Joe-Kyari Gadzama (SAN), notified the court that they had already filed a notice of discontinuance.

Source: Legit.ng