INEC apologises over “drunk” Returning Officer
Salihu Musa, INEC Electoral Officer in Bokkos Local Government of Plateau, on Monday apologised over the “shameful” behaviour of the Returning Officer deployed to the area. Mr Musa was responding to a question raised by the APC Collation Officer in Pankshin, Emmanuel Bok, who sought to know why he (Musa), was declaring the results of elections for Bokkos, instead of the Returning Officer, as stipulated by law. Mr Musa, in his explanation, told the party agents, observers, and INEC officials that the Returning Officer, a university lecturer, was drunk on Sunday and was sacked when he could not perform his duty. “The Returning Officer’s attitude was appalling; he was drunk and couldn’t do anything at all. “I took over the job based on instructions from the INEC headquarters in Jos,” Musa explained. Mr Musa apologised to the election officials on behalf of the electoral body and promised that the situation would not repeat itself. Mr Bok, who thanked Mr Musa for the explanation, said he h...