INEC reprimands officer who issued appeal withdrawal in Kano Governorship case

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reprimanded its Kano State Legal Officer for issuing an unauthorized letter withdrawing from the appeal process in the ongoing Kano Governorship election petition case.

INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said in a statement issued on Saturday that the commission has not withdrawn from the case.

“We wish to state categorically that the letter was not authorized. It has since been withdrawn and the officer reprimanded,” Olumekun said.

He urged the public to discountenance the insinuation that INEC has withdrawn from the case or abandoned the appeal.

“We wish to state categorically that where litigants join INEC in a case, the Commission is under obligation to respond accordingly. We have therefore instructed our lawyers to proceed in line with extant policy of the Commission. The policy has not changed,” he said.