Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, has admitted the presence of corrupt officials and staff who aid and abet rigging and other electoral malpractices during elections in the commission.
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The admittance came as a reaction to various knocks given Jega by some political parties and stakeholders who converged on Abuja yesterday to witnessed the unveiling/public presentation of Strategic Programme of Action of INEC covering 2012 to 2016.
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According to Jega, many staff of the commission who compromised standards, have been either prosecuted or dismissed from their duties. He, however, said the exercise was done without usual media hype.
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Jega said: "INEC officials are not immune to prosecution. Since we came here, as a Commission we have prosecuted INEC officials, who have been clearly found guilty of breaching established laws, rules and regulations and we have also quietly shown people the way out. Probably, it was not well advertised.