The Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) has dismissed experiences suggesting it has recognised new nationwide officers of the Labour Party (LP), insisting that no choice has been taken on the management dispute inside the celebration.
INEC made this recognized on its official X deal with, in a press assertion issued on Thursday, 8 Could, by Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman.
“Our consideration has been drawn to some media experiences claiming that the Fee has recognised sure individuals because the Nationwide Chairman and Nationwide Secretary of the Labour Party (LP),” the assertion learn.
In keeping with the Fee, such experiences are “false and deceptive,” including that, “the Fee has not made any choice in respect of both the LP or PDP.”
Oyekanmi clarified that earlier listings on INEC’s web site have been the results of a court docket order and never linked to any current judgment.
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“The names of the Nationwide Officers of the LP had beforehand been uploaded to our web site following a court docket order, not associated in any option to the newest judgement of the Supreme Court docket,” he defined.
INEC additionally addressed hypothesis relating to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stating that no adjustments have been made to its data.
“The identify of the Nationwide Secretary of the PDP on the identical web site was neither deleted nor reinstated,” the assertion stated.
Oyekanmi careworn that the Fee is continuing with warning following the Supreme Court docket’s choice, saying: “As a law-abiding establishment, the Fee is fastidiously finding out the judgement of the Supreme Court docket on the Labour Party and can talk its choice to the general public sooner or later.”
