The Department of State Services (DSS) has revealed that materials used for the last National Assembly election in Kogi West Senatorial District, Kogi State were tampered with by yet to be identified persons.
According to the preliminary report of the DSS dated July 6,2015, some materials used for the election have been tampered with.
Kogi State’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hussaini Halilu Pai had, on June 20 this year, reported to DSS that some “sensitive electoral documents” used for the last election have been tampered with.
Meanwhile, INEC has confirmed that Dino Melaye was properly nominated as candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the last national assembly election in Kogi West senatorial district.
It was stated in the DSS’s report signed by I. Mustapha (principal staff officer, investigation) that “it was reported that in the quest to make available these electoral materials for tribunal proceedings in the court, multiple thumb printing were discovered on the used ballot papers among other anomalies.”
The DSS report added that in the course of investigation, several “staff from INEC both from Kogi local government area and the state headquarters, who were believed to, in one way or the other, play a role in the movement and taking custody of the INEC materials were invited to the command headquarters for questioning.”
The report further stated that it’s findings, from the written statements of INEC staff interrogated, revealed that “some categories of INEC staff were, by their action or inaction, culpable for the anomalies in the said matter.
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