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Anambra 2025: Excuses for Failure Would Not Be Accepted, Adeluola to INEC Boss
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kayode Adeluola, has advised the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, to deliver a free and fair election in the Anambra governorship election.
Adeluola while speaking with newsmen, reminded the INEC boss that no excuses for failure would be accepted from his end, noting that although Amupitan had just been newly appointed, all eyes were on him to conduct a credible poll.
“We have a new INEC Chairman, SAN Amupitan, and this is his first test of fire. He has given us assurance that the election will be conducted in transparency.
“Those are promises. But, my concern is that- has he had ample time to review the election materials? Has he made sure that what should be done has been done, and what should not be done will be avoided, to the extent that we all, including him, can beat our chest that we get an election that we shall all be proud of?
“There was even an accord meeting among the candidates, and they assured us that everything would go according to plan.
“Anambra people are also very enlightened people, and we are sure the election will be peaceful.
“I will be willing to cut Amupitan some slack, particularly because if we find just administrative issues. I don’t have any reason to doubt the person of Professor because he is an upright person, and we can expect the best election process. However, when it comes to other election officials in various states, they are the people who have conducted elections, and people have complained.
“Elections are very touchy issues for us in Nigeria, and many people see it as a do-or-die thing. Not many people will want to accept excuses and reasons from Amupitan.
“We understand that we have about 40-45,000 policemen on the ground. But security is not technology. There should be ways to monitor the areas, especially where there have been records of violence, which can hinder people from going out to vote.
According to INEC, 2,802,790 registered voters are expected to vote across 5,718 polling units in the state’s 21 local government areas.
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