The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami has reiterated his commitment to conduct the best election ever in the state in 2023.
The REC made the pledge on Monday in Ilorin at a news conference on the allegation of the spokesman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Tunji Morounfoye.
It may be recalled that Morounfoye, in a press statement alleged that the Resident Electoral Commissioner has been compromised and was in a clandestine meeting with Gov AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
Attahiru-Madami described the accusation of Morounfoye as unfounded and baseless, adding that nobody can buy his conscience and integrity.
“I am a man of Integrity which I have guided for over 40 years; no one can buy my conscience and integrity.
“I said so before the 2019 General Elections and I repeat, nobody can buy my Integrity,” he said.
According to the REC, there was no time that he had any clandestine meeting with the governor and challenged Morounfoye to provide evidence of such a meeting.
“My integrity, sincerity, openness, and transparency have been demonstrated in three elections I conducted in Kwara, my integrity has been put to test in the three elections,” he added.
He listed the three elections to include the bye-election in Ekiti, Isin, Oke Ero, and Irepodun House of Reps election in Nov 2018, the 2019 general election, and the Patigi House of Assembly election in 2020.
Attahiru-Madami said that the 2019 elections in Kwara were adjudged the best in the country as it was free, fair, credible, and transparent, adding that it was accepted by the people as well as foreign and domestic observers.
He added that the accusation that he said in the INEC management meeting that he hate Dr Bukola Saraki was totally false and lies with the intent to defame his integrity and name.
I need proof in any of the Management meetings I said such words and who told them, I said so to provide evidence. Why should I hate Saraki or anyone else?
“There are minutes of each management meeting and there is nowhere Saraki or anybody else name was mentioned,” he said.
“In the light of the above, I am giving Kwara PDP 48 hours for a public apology in Print and Electronic Media.
“After expiration, I will take a legal action for defamation of character and assassination of my integrity built over 40yrs and has been of my life proven here in Kwara since my assumption of office on July 25, 2018.
“I want to assure Kwarans that I will conduct a free, fair, credible, transparent, and peaceful election come 2023. I am for everyone in Kwara and not for any individual.
“If I could put my integrity to test in 2019 and came out to conduct the best election in Nigeria. I believe with the use of technology; my Election will be better in 2023.
