As political parties in Imo State plan to conduct their primary elections in preparation for the forthcoming Local Government polls selected for September 21, the Chairman of Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC, Charles Ejiogu has read the operational Riot Act to the entire workforce of the Commission.
Ejiogu warned his team that they must exhibit uncommon diligence and transparency in the discharge of their statutory responsibility to the numerous publics of the Commission.
The ISIEC boss stated this during the routine interface with the twenty- seven ,27, Electoral Officers, EO,
He charged the EOs to stay away from corrupt tendencies during the upcoming party primaries, as they will on behalf of the Commission, ensure mandatory compliance in line with relevant sections of the 2022 Electoral Act as amended, which stipulates that the Electoral Management Body is in duty, bound to observe all primary elections.
Chief Charles Ejiogu enthused that ISIEC’s presence during the primaries will lend ample credence to the quest of fostering internal democracy on the part of registered political parties.
While responding on behalf of the Electoral Officers, the EO for Orlu Local Government Area, Mr Livinus Okpara assured the management and staff that the Electoral Officers will not let the Commission, government and good people of Imo State down.
He stated that all the Electoral Officers in the 27 LGAs are poised to live up to the people’s expectations by ensuring that the right thing is done at the proper time.
The interface, which took place in the Commission ‘ s operational headquarters, had in attendance the six Commissioners, Administrative Secretary, HOD- operations, HOD- Party Monitoring, and HOD- Voter Education.
2024 Imo LGA Polls: You must exhibit diligence, transparency – ISIEC boss tells staff