The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied the reports making the rounds that the Commission in Lagos State has contracted the election logistics to the Lagos State Parks Management Committee led by Musiliu Akinsanya a.k.a MC Oluomo.
The National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Festus Okoye, said; “So, the issue of the name of an individual being mentioned to the effect that the individual is going to provide all the vehicle that the commission needs or for the purposes of this election is just mischievous.”
“INEC does not have any contract with the body or any other transport unions.”
“For the 2023 election, this Commission is going to hire at least 138,000 vehicles and we have hired vehicles in the past.”
“This Commission is going to hire at least 4,000 boats; we have hired boats in the past, and this Commission will hire at least 88,000 motorcycles.”
“Now the Commission enters into individual contracts with the vehicle owners; we don’t enter into any form of contract with the union.”
“What we have with the National Union of Road Transport Workers and with the National Association of Road Transport Owners and the Marine Union is what we call a Memorandum of Understanding.”
“We don’t enter into a contract with them. So, the issue of the name of an individual being mentioned to the effect that the individual is going to provide all the vehicle that the commission needs or for the purposes of this election is just mischievous.”
“INEC’s MoU with the transport unions is for accountability in case a driver absconds or does not turn up for duty.”
“INEC deals with each state according to their peculiarity, the Supervising National Commissioner in Lagos State has assured of a hitch-free arrangement.”
