Dereliction Of Duty: INEC Removes Returning Officer In Plateau State - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 25, 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC hasremoved Musa Izam, the Collation Officer it assigned to Bokkos Local Governmentof Plateau state.
Izam, a physics lecturer at the University of Jos, hadearlier attempted to abscond without declaring the results of Saturday’sPresidential and National Assembly elections, but was apprehended by youths inthe area, who forced him back to the collation centre.
The Head, Voter Education, of INEC in Plateau stte OsaretinImahiyereobo said Izam was removed because he could not perform his assignment.
He said that INEC had to act fast to avoid delay in thecollation exercise.
Izam, who started the collation of the results brought fromthe local government’s Wards on Sunday, told party agents, INEC officials andobservers that he needed a little time to ease himself.
The official, however, disappeared from the centre, and tookoff to Jos.��^~�