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.

Saad Omo Iya     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Lithium Deposit     Mogaji Aare     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Asa     Sadiq Buhari     Arinola Lawal     YAKOOYO     Gbugbu     Sola Saraki University     Ibrahim Gambari     Agor Market     Offa Metropolitan Club     Kola Shittu     Tunji Oyawoye     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Javed Khan     Crystal Corner Shops     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Tayo Alao     Kwabes     Oloyede     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Omotoso     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Orisa Bridge     Chief Imam Of Offa     Osuwa     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Maigidasanma     Kwara Basketball Association     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Shonga Farm Project     Salihu S. Yaru     Rachael Obisesan     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Emir Of Shonga     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     NNPP     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Ahmed     Gbemi Saraki     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Tsado Manman     Plat Technologies Limited     Igosun     Oloye     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Dagbalodo     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Aliyu Muhammed     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Radio SBS     Roheemat Hammed     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Adeleke Ogungbe     Guber Aspirant     Saka Adeyemo     Durosinlohun Atiku     Smart School     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Ghali Muhammed     Okoolowo     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Saheed Popoola     Millennium Development Goals     ENetSuD     Taofeek Ibraheem     Musbau A. Akanji     A.O. Belgore     Sam Onile    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Omotosho     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Sadiq Umar     Okala Baba     Isiaka Oniwa     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     International Vocational Centre     Teachers Specific Allowance     Press Release     Maigida     Ilorin International Airport     Florence Saraki     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Galadiman Ngeri     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Damilola Yusuf     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Patience Jonathan     Yoonus Lawal     Adamu Attah     Oniwa     Ubandawaki     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Ilofa     Ayobami Seriki     Omoniyi Ayinla     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Adekunle David Dunmade     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Kwara State Sports Commission     Oke-Odo     Maryam A. Garuba     Sun Qing Rong     IDPU     Laboratory-to-Product     Olatunji Moronfoye     Al-Adaby     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Musa Alhassan Buge     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Abdulkadir Orire     Orisa Bridge     Shururat Olatinwo     Unilorin     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Ajia-Bako     Gobirawa     Kwara State Television     IHS Towers     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Hakeem Idris     Communication Network Support Services     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Ibrahim Jawondo     Mufti Of Ilorin     Old Oyo     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Aliyu Alhassan     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Umar Gunu     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Sa\'adu Salau     Balogun-Ojomu     Just Event Online     Student Learning Support Helpline     Afeyin-Olukuta     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Alagbado     New Nigeria People’s Party     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women