By Emmanuel Oloniruha
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned a correspondence currently in circulation concerning the resolution of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) meeting and postponement of Ekiti congress/governorship primary.
The commission, in a statement issued by Mrs Victoria Eta-Messi, the Director, Voter Education and Publicity, in Abuja on Friday, urged the general public to disregard the content of the letter, saying it did not emanated from the commission.
Eta-Messi said that the attention INEC had been drawn to the said correspondence currently in circulation on various platforms, dated Nov. 10 and purported to have been issued and signed by the Secretary to the Commission.
“The commission hereby states unequivocally that the said correspondence did not emanate from the office of the secretary to the commission, nor any official channel of INEC.
“Preliminary findings indicate that the signature of the secretary to the commission was forged by unscrupulous elements.
“Consequently, the general public, political parties and the media are strongly advised to disregard the contents of the said correspondence in its entirety, as it is fake.
“The commission views this act of forgery and the circulation of false documents as a serious electoral offence and a deliberate attempt to mislead the public.
“INEC wishes to use this medium to appeal to persons engaging in such futile, criminal and disruptive activities to desist forthwith in the interest of electoral integrity and peace,” she said.
Eta-Messi, however, said that the commission was collaborating with security agencies to investigate the matter and ensure the perpetrators were apprehended and prosecuted according to the law. (NAN)