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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has identified factors responsible for the delayed prosecution of suspected electoral violators during the 2023 General Elections.
The commission, in a statement, yesterday, signed by its Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, identified constitutional immunity granted to state governors and their deputies; outdated status of the electoral laws, and inadequate personnel as the major challenges impeding the smooth trial of electoral offenders in the country.
The commission said the claims made by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), alleging that the electoral body had deliberately refused to prosecute electoral offenders arising from the 2023 General Election, were ‘false and inaccurate’.
The statement reads: “Specifically,…
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