JUST IN: INEC Rebukes Officer For Issuing Withdrawal Of Appeal On Kano Governorship

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, said disciplinary measures have been visited on its Kano Legal Officer who purportedly issued a withdrawal letter in the Kano Governorship Elections Appeal.

The Commission National Commissioner and Chairman of the Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said in a press statement that was made available to INDEPENDENT that the controversial Letter was never authorized and has since been withdrawn.

He said, “The attention of the Commission has been drawn to media reports based on a letter written by the Legal Officer of our Kano State office indicating that the Commission had withdrawn from the appeal process in the ongoing Kano Governorship election petition case.”

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 It has since been withdrawn and the officer reprimanded.”

Sam urged the public to disregard the insinuation that the Commission has withdrawn from the case or even worse abandoned the appeal.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 the extant policy of the Commission. The policy has not changed.”