"You cannot rig election successfully under my watch" - Mike Igini

Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Akwa Ibom State, Barrister Mike Igini has stated that nobody would be able to rig election successfully under his watch.

He stated this while reacting to a judgment by the Akwa Ibom State High Court 2, sitting in Ikot Ekpene that found Professor Peter Ogban guilty of electoral offence and sentenced him to three years imprisonment.

Prof. Ogban, a lecturer in the University of Calabar had been dragged to court on a two-count charge of tampering with results of the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District in favour of the All Progressives Congress, APC, during the 2019 general elections.

Prof. Ogban was a collation/returning officer during the National Assembly elections. He was prosecuted for manipulating and falsifying the election result in Oruk Anam and Etim Ekpo local government areas in favour of APC.

Mike Igini stated that the judgement will help to restore and reinforce public confidence in the integrity of the electoral process, advising politicians thinking of manipulating election result to have a rethink or they will forfeit public respect.

He said; "So, l agree with you that what happened today is a watershed development that will help to restore and reinforce public confidence in the integrity of the electoral process under the leadership Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and his committment to a sane electoral environment where attitudes are shaped and confidence established that the ballot remains the best means of expression of the will of the people as to who can assume position of authority to exercise power in a democracy.

"You cannot rig election successfully under my watch with my team either through thme use of violence or compromise of permanent staff or adhoc election result collation and Returning officers like this professor that had just been convicted by the court.

"We have developed robust tracking systems of monitoring election day process with early warning triggers in our electoral operation support system, fully implemented here in Akwa lbom during the 2019 election that captured some of these serious."

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