"Vote out corrupt leaders who have failed in their campaign promises" - INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Electoral Stakeholders have called on Nigerians to make sure that in 2019 general elections vote out corrupt leaders who have failed in their campaign promises.

Vanguard reports that INEC and the CSOs made the call in Asaba Delta state during the flag-off of a civic sensitisation campaign, tagged ‘The Citizen’s Duty in Enthroning Good Governance’ organised by Face to Face Political Network.

Guest speaker and executive director of Africa network for environtment and economic Justice Reverend David Ugolor urged Nigerians to organise themselves into rights and action groups to ask for credible leaders and good governance, using the 2019 general election as a launch pad.

Also speaking, representative of INEC in Delta state at the event Ugochi Nwaubani called on civil society groups such as Face to Face Political Network to mobilise and educate Nigerians to collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) and come out enmasse to vote, check voters apathy and high incidence of void votes.

Executive director of centre for peace and environmental justice McDonald Ekemezie also highlighted the citizen’s role in the enthronement of good governance

INEC said it would only comply with the amendments to the Electoral Act 2010 if lawmakers succeed in passing it into law six months before the 2019 general election

The commission's national commissioner, Prof. Okechukwu Ibeanu, who represented the national chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, made the statement at a function at the Electoral Institute in Abuja.

Ibeanu said: "INEC works with the Electoral Act. If there is a legitimate amendment to the Act, INEC will have no option than to obey, but that must happen first.''