INEC TO PROBE STAFF OVER FCT ELECTION SHORTFALLS, BLACKLIST ERRANT TRANSPORTERS
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has ordered an investigation into staff members allegedly responsible for logistical shortfalls recorded in Kuje and Kabusa during the recent Federal Capital Territory (FCT) elections.
Amupitan stated that any employee found culpable would face disciplinary action. He also disclosed that transporters responsible for delays in the movement of election materials to Kwali Area Council would be blacklisted.
The INEC chairman made this known on Wednesday during a review meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The meeting comes four days after the conduct of the FCT council elections and by-elections in Rivers and Kano states.
Beyond assessing the conduct and outcomes of the polls, the meeting is expected to provide a platform for feedback from Resident Electoral Commissioners on preparations and concerns ahead of the 2027 general election.
All Resident Electoral Commissioners from the 36 states and the FCT were invited to the session. Also present was the forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions, which paid a courtesy visit to the INEC chairman.
The leader of the delegation said the engagement was aimed at strengthening collaboration with INEC to improve the conduct of local government elections across the states.
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