Stop blaming INEC, watch politicians – Former INEC National Commissioner tells Nigerians

Former National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Festus Okoye has urged Nigerians to focus their blame on politicians.

Okoye stated this on Tuesday throughout an interview on Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’.

According to him, the electoral course of depends primarily on native volunteers and never INEC workers to make sure credibility and transparency.

“Nigerians should not blame INEC but the politicians. So asking what is important, what is crucial, what is fundamental is for the country to keep on improving and also keep on deploying technology in our electoral process.

“But extra importantly, I believe the media, civil society teams, and organizations, and the Nigerian individuals usually should focus consideration on the actions of the political elite earlier than, throughout, and after the election.

“And I say this because we are talking about INEC as an organization. But the truth of the matter is that at the level of the polling unit, you will not see an INEC officially paid staff.

“Those you’re going to see on the degree of the polling unit are Nigerians and corps members serving as Presiding Officers and in addition serving as Assistant Presiding Officers. These are the individuals who do the consequence add,” he stated.