Chairman of the Labour Party in the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Adejobi Peter, has called on INEC to be transparent in the discharge of its functions as preparations for the Ondo State governorship election gather momentum.
Peter made the call in Abuja on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
He told INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, to transfer the INEC National Commissioner in Ondo State, Prof. Lai Olurode, “because of his partisanship.”
The chairman emphasised the need for the electoral body to ensure that the contest was free and fair.
“When a particular party is saying that it does not want a particular person to represent us, I believe INEC ought to have complied, at least for the sake of peace,” he said.
He urged INEC to make the political environment neutral by bringing in a neutral person to supervise the election to ensure fairness and justice.
Peter alleged that there were strategies which opposition parties in the state had adopted to discredit Labour Party during the election.
“The oppositions are trying to use the party’s logos on T-shirts and caps on the day of election to look as if Labour Party is campaigning.
“It is against the rules of INEC for any party to engage in electioneering campaign 24 hours to the election.
“The security agencies should be on the alert for this, so that our party will not be accused wrongly.
Peter also urged security agencies to keep the entry points into Ondo State secured, to prevent hoodlums from neighbouring states, causing chaos in the state.
