The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has withdrawn 25 certificates of return
issued to some candidates who partook in the 2019 general election.
Speaking at a media forum in
Enugu state on Monday, Festus Okoye, INEC’s national commissioner for
information and voter education, said the commission took the action based on
court orders.
Okoye said 20 of the 25
certificates were withdrawn from members of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
and given to other APC members while two were withdrawn from members of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and issued to other PDP members.
He said the other three were
withdrawn from both the APC and PDP and given to other political parties.
“Before we left INEC national
headquarters on Friday, the commission has withdrawn 25 certificates-of-return
from the first owners to their new owners following court orders to do that,”
he said.
Okoye lauded the media for its
openness and “robust engagement” with the commission before, during and after
the election, adding that the media had become critical stakeholders for the
success of future elections.
He said the media had become the
first line of reach of the masses as well as a platform for the explanation of
INEC political and electoral decisions.
Okoye called on the media and its
practitioners to dig deep into the electoral act to ensure that the import of
the recently amended sections is made known to the public.
“The media should also center on
the aspect of using Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to resolve electoral
issues especially at the party levels instead of going to the court,” Okoye
said.
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