INEC DISTANCES ITSELF AS SUSPECT IN FAKE INEC RESULT CONFESSES

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday refuted it involvement and distanced itself from the fake result sheets production factory discovered in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, ahead of the December 10 legislative rerun elections in the state.

The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, in a statement on Sunday said the electoral body was unaware of the development.
He said,

The commission has heard the news about the arrest of nine people with fake result sheets in Port Harcourt. 

INEC wants to appeal to security agencies that the culprits should not just be arrested, they and their sponsors should be prosecuted.

INEC does not have any relationship with the said company or any other one in Port Harcourt on the production of results sheets for the election.

INEC will never connive with any political party to do such a thing to destroy the credibility of our elections. 

Our system is too strict and complex for anybody to successfully to do such a thing. It is not easy to break into the process. 

From our own possibilities, we are willing, ready and able to conduct the election in a credible manner. 

We are appealing to political parties, and politicians to please play by the electoral rules and guidelines. 

If they play by the rules and allow INEC to do its job, the election would be peaceful and credible.

Meanwhile, One of the suspects in the fake INEC results sheets printing in Rivers which were allegedly planned to be used to rig elections in the state’s re-run elections, Naneh Godday, has opened up on what he knows about the whole issue.

Godday, a graphics designer, said he did not know if he was committing an offense since he was only doing his job as a graphics designer. He said, although he asked his employer about the legality of them having original INEC result sheets in their possession, he however continued with his duty when his boss gave him the assurance that they were on legal stand in handling the materials.
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