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2015 Polls: We‘re Still Compiling List Of Offences For Prosecution – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says that it has commenced the compilation of all electoral offences recorded in the 2015 general elections with a … Continue reading 2015 Polls: We‘re Still Compiling List Of Offences For Prosecution – INEC


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INECThe Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says that it has commenced the compilation of all electoral offences recorded in the 2015 general elections with a view to prosecuting those found wanting.

There is a caveat, however, as the electoral umpire notes that the successful prosecution of the offenders would depend on the cooperation of the law enforcement agencies, especially the Police.

INEC adds that it is still expecting the Police, which have the constitutional mandate of arresting perpetrators of electoral violence in the country to inform it of the number of arrests made and progress made in prosecuting those implicated.

Earlier in the week, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Kayode Idowu, in an interview with Channels Television, said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had started the process of reviewing the just concluded general elections.

He noted that in the review, the commission would be examining areas where it had problems within the general elections and begin to explore alternatives that would facilitate the electoral process.

He maintained an earlier stance that the commission would not fail to prosecute election offenders.

The commission had, in the 2011 general elections, recorded a total of 870,000 electoral offences, out of which 200 offenders were successfully prosecuted.