The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday disclosed that it has reported some of its officials in Taraba State to the Department of State Services, DSS and the Police over irregularities in registration during the Continuous Voter Registration exercise in the state.
The Commission made the disclosure in a statement issued by its Head of Voter Education and Publicity in Taraba State, Fabian Vwamhi. The statement hinted that the illegal voters had been removed from its register.
“Following it's laid down processes, INEC Taraba office has discovered that some ineligible voters have been registered in the ongoing CVR exercise. This is not only contrary to INEC’s guidelines for registration, but is also a violation of the Electoral Act. Consequently, the Taraba State office has flagged these illegal registrations for removal from the voter register. In addition, it has queried the electoral officer as well as the registration officer for the centre.
It has informed the headquarters of the commission in Abuja and drawn the attention of security agencies for further investigation and possible prosecution of all found to have been involved, including INEC staff.”
