The senate on Wednesday resolved
to investigate the double voter registration allegedly done by Yahaya Bello,
governor of Kogi state.
In 2017, the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC)said Bello, who had registered as a voter in the
federal capital territory (FCT), later re-registered in Kogi state.
INEC had dismissed two of its
staff accused of being involved in the act, and had also set up a panel to
investigate the issue.
Raising a point of order during
plenary, Mohammed Hassan, from Yobe state, said since the issue was raised last
year, no action had been taken on it.
“It was reported recently that
the governor of Kogi state was involved in double registration with voters’
registration,” he said.
“Now, it was reported again on
the pages of newspapers that he has been issued another voter’s card in another
ward.”
He said the senate is concerned
about the development and that it is important for the senate committee on INEC
to investigate “and get to the root of this matter”.
“It has been reported that he
cannot be prosecuted because of immunity. For the purpose of getting this
picture very right, I think the senate should investigate the issue,” he added.
Senate President Bukola Saraki
said the issue is relevant “because the whole stability of our democracy
depends on the credibility of our electoral process.”
He also said the country must
ensure the electoral process is something “we can always be proud of.”
He, therefore, asked the chairman
of the senate committee on INEC to look into the matter and report back to the
lawmakers.
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