The Independent National Electoral Commission has on Saturday said it is not working with any court to probe any presidential candidate of any political party over narcotic offences in the United States.
The commission’s Head of Voter Education, Festus Okoye, in a statement made available to the NPO Reports on Saturday, was reacting to some media reports which had claimed that the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress Bola Tinubu, is under investigation by the commission over some narcotic businesses in the United States.
“A Press Release purported to have been issued by the Commission has been trending online since yesterday Friday 11th November 2022. It claims that the Commission has commenced investigation into a case of criminal forfeiture against one of the Presidential candidates in the forthcoming General Election and is liaising with a Court in the United States of America in pursuit of same to determine possible violation of our guidelines or the Electoral Act 2022,” Okoye stated
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The commission stated categorically that “the said Press Release did not emanate from the Commission nor is it pursuing the purported course of action. It is the handiwork of mischief makers and utterly fake.
“Press Releases from the Commission are uploaded to the INEC Press Corps platform and simultaneously disseminated through our website and official social media handles.
“The public is advised to ignore the Press Release.”