Ekiti Guber: They owe Nigerians explanation – Abati on APC chair serving as ‘INEC observer’

Former presidential spokesperson and Arise TV anchor, Reuben Abati, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to explain to Nigerians why the Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, allegedly served as the commission’s observer in the just concluded Ekiti State governorship election.

DAILY POST reports that the Edo APC Chairman, Jarret Tenebe, was captured in a viral video wearing a vest associated with INEC while allegedly serving as an accredited election observer.

The development has sparked controversies with concerned Nigerians accusing the electoral umpire of rigging the election in favour of the ruling party.

Reacting during the Morning Show Program on Tuesday, Abati questioned how Tenebe was accredited to serve as an INEC observer.

He said, “The APC chairman who was adorned in INEC accredited uniform, I probably think that is for fashion but the election observers are supposed to be non-partisan.

“They should be neutral and unbiased, that is why many of them are drawn from non-governmental organizations.

“But the APC chairman is a partisan person wearing an INEC uniform. That is the source of the controversy. INEC owes Nigerians an explanation.

“How did the uniform get to him? Who accredited him as an observer? Under what circumstances did he become an observer?”