Minna – Twenty Resident Electoral Commissioners will disengage from
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) this year.
Prof Sam Egwu, INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in Niger State, disclosed this in Minna on Monday.
Egwu who spoke while addressing journalists shortly after a meeting with stakeholders said the 20 affected commissioners are to go because their tenure will end in June and August.
“By the end of June, about 20 Resident Electoral Commissioners will leave and that will include those who have served their second term and therefore, would not be eligible for reappointment.
“And in August, another set will also leave,” said Egwu who is also among the commissioners who would be leaving.
According to him, the exit of the commissioners will not in any way affect ongoing preparations for the 2023 elections.
He urged political parties to cooperate with INEC to ensure smooth implementation of the electoral process in the state.
On why voter apathy persists during elections, Egwu said electorate are often discouraged by generally poor performance of political office holders and appointees who are fond of disengaging themselves from voters after getting into office.
“This usually makes it impossible for those that voted them into office to reach them again.
” Next time when you ask them to come out and vote, they feel reluctant,” he said.
