Despite the several allegations that many electoral officers who officiated during the Anambra State governorship election were corrupt, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria has insisted that they were of ‘high integrity.’
Speaking on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, the Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega, Kayode Idowu warned that “people should be careful about making sweeping generalisations.”
He also said that it is expected that other electoral officers are suspected once someone is caught but “there are people of integrity in the institution.”
“I do know that the people that handled the election in Anambra State are people of high integrity but one bad apple spoils the basket.”
He added that more than 60 per cent of the electoral officers were not permanent staff of INEC as the POs (Poll officers) were corp members of the National Youth Service Corps.
He denied allegations made by APGA that the electoral officers posted to Idemili North were sent there to foil the whole process.
