Glamtush reports that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, says that sensitive electoral materials will in the meantime no longer be routed through the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN).
This new decision by the electoral body might not be unconnected with the perceived partisanship of the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, by some stakeholders and a good number of Nigerians due to his alleged interest in contesting for the office of the president in the 2023 general election under the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) platform.
This was made known by Yakubu while responding to questions at an ongoing election dialogue, ‘The Electorate’, organized by Enough is Enough on Saturday in Abuja.
Yakubu also specifically noted that beginning with the Ekiti State Governorship election, INEC will not keep its sensitive materials with the CBN.
He said that the decision by INEC is to guarantee that electoral materials that are to be used for the elections are not compromised.
Several individuals and interest groups have raised serious concern about the sanctity of elections materials kept with the CBN, after stories about the CBN governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, indicating interest to contest for the country’s presidential seat hit the airwaves in recent months.
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