Politicians bribed Presiding Officers with dollars during 2019 election — Ex-INEC REC Igini

A erstwhile Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mike Igini, has alleged that politicians distributed dollars to presiding officers soon aft they were trained for the 2019 Nigerian wide election.

Speaking connected Arise Television’s Morning Show connected Wednesday, Igini said immoderate of the electoral officials who received the wealth aboriginal reported the incidental to him.

According to him, the bribery occurred betwixt the grooming of presiding officers and the predetermination day.

Igini disclosed that helium warned the affected officials of imaginable apprehension if they failed to uphold ethical standards, but claimed they cited provisions of the Electoral Act suggesting they would not look consequences.

He expressed interest that definite ineligible provisions look to assistance immunity, allowing electoral misconduct to spell unpunished.

The erstwhile REC besides raised caller concerns astir the ineligible model up of the 2027 elections, informing that immoderate provisions could weaken the credibility of the process.

He noted that cardinal officials, including the INEC chairman, nationalist commissioners, and nonmigratory electoral commissioners, would play mostly supervisory roles connected predetermination day, a concern helium said could make loopholes.

Igini said: “I had...