I Refused to Be Compromised, Says Kwara REC

Date: 2019-05-07

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara State, Malam Garba Attaihiru Madami, has said that he refused to be compromised in the just concluded general election held in Kwara State which resulted in the wide acceptability of the results of the polls.

Madami said several overtures were made to him mostly by politicians he did not name with some of them offering "huge sums of money" but "I rejected these offers".

The REC said at a stage "they sent women to me to woo me when they saw that I refused their monetary offers but I can't be wooed by women. I have one wife and I have been faithful to my wife".

Making this known in Minna, Niger State on Sunday evening after giving out his daughter in marriage said: "Politicians think they can buy anybody with money. You cannot buy honour, you can only buy dishonour."

He explained that he was able to make his staff work according to the guidelines by sending "secret agents after them", a development that made them to fear being arrested and prosecuted.

"I got three of them on tape compromising, I used them as example which resulted in others sitting up," he said.

Madami said: "Today, I can hold my head high anywhere in Kwara State because no one can accuse me of compromising the electoral process."

He however gave thumbs down to some of his colleagues who compromised their positions, insisting that about 50 per cent of his colleagues failed the integrity test.

The REC said most of the problems that the commission faced in the build up to the election were caused by the political parties who lacked internal democracy.

He said if the primary elections of the parties had been free and fair and popular candidates emerged, there would have been less tension in the country, adding that: "More than 80% of the election cases in court were pre election matters.

"INEC is disturbed by lack of internal democracy in the political parties."

He appealed to winners in the election to be magnanimous in victory by accommodating the losers in their governments.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Erubu     Segun Ogunsola     Okin High School     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Abdulrazaq Akorede     IHS Towers     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Amos Justus Sayo     Ramadan     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Raymond Olaitan     Frootify     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Bello Bature     Kuliyan Geri     Oju Ekun Sarumi     IESA     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Memunat Monsuma     Adeola Abraham     Post-utme     GAMA     Razak Atunwa     Ajayi Okasanmi     Bio Ibrahim     Reuben Paraje     Kayode Alabi     Yusuf Aiyedun     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     IF-K     KWASSIP     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Elerinjare     Offa     Olabode George Towoju     Alabi Lawal     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Isiaka Abdulrazak     Baaziki Sulaiman     Sayomi     Ajibike Katibi     Ndakene     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Marafan Shonga     Kola Ologbondiyan     Olatunji Ibrahim     Aisha Gobir     ARMTI     Ahmed Dankaya     Saka Abimbola Isau     Shettima Of Ilorin     Jebba     Gobir Organization Foundation     Muhammed Aliyu     Alikinla     Ado Ibrahim     08001000100     Col. Taiwo     Maigida     MMWG     Awili Pedro     Medview Airlines     Ibrahim Gambari     Kale Belgore     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Bello John Olanrewaju     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Kunle Okeowo     Eghe Igbinehin     Garba Idris Ajia     Kwara Politics     Ojo Isekuse     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Offorjama     Egbejila     Ganiyu Taofiq    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Bilikisu Gambari     Hassan A. Saliu     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Alabe     Rafiu Ibrahim     Amuda Aluko     Sunday Popo-Ola     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Okin Malt     Lukman Adeloyin     GAMA     Abdulkadir Orire     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Bibire Ajape     Musa Aibinu     Osuwa     Sayomi     Afeyin-Olukuta     Abubakar Atiku     Bureau Of Lands     A.E. Afolabi     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Modibo Kawu     Col. Taiwo     Post Utme     Omu-aran     Aminu Adisa Logun     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Kwara     Logun     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Olabimpe Olani     Ronke Adeyemi     Kwasu     Ijakadi     Millennium Development Goals     Alaiye     Osinbajo     Monsurat Omotosho     Omotoso Musa     Bello Oyedepo     Omu Aran     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Amoyo     3MTT     Eruku     Agbarigidoma     Kwara Politics     Iyabo Adewuyi     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Olabanji Orilonishe     Moro     Babatunde Idiagbon     Amusa Bello     Azeez Salawu     Rihanat Ajia     Hakeem Lawal     Tunde Oyawoye     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Ola Falade     Olatunji Moronfoye     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Mumeen Lah     Wasiu Onidugbe     Lanre Issa Onilu     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Malete     Taofeek Ibraheem     Temitope Ogunbanke     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Chief Imam Of Offa     Lai Mohammed     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Popo-Igbonna