Senator Oshiomhole Tells INEC To Stop Politicians’ Spouses From Holding Sensitive Positions

Former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has urged the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that individuals with political ties, especially spouses of politicians, are not appointed to sensitive positions within the commission.

Oshiomhole made the call during the Senate screening of the new INEC Chairman, citing personal experiences from Edo State as an example of how conflicts of interest can undermine the credibility of elections.

He said,

 “One last point, an experience we had in Edo State, because the Senate President said we should speak from our own experiences. The chairman of a political party; one that is dying now had his wife serving as a director or heading the ICT unit of INEC in the state.”
“The husband, being the PDP chairman at the time, had his wife boasting that she could supply information that would help them deal with accreditation issues,” 
“Will you be able, as you have assured us, to make a policy that says if you are a spouse of a politician, you cannot be given a sensitive appointment? We must avoid turning INEC into a family affair,” 

From dailypost