The national office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has summoned some of its officials linked to the alleged N23.29 billion bribe the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing.
The EFCC has quizzed 16 top INEC officials, including 10 directors, over the scandal.
Those invited are two Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and an administrative officer.
The RECs are Gesila Khan and Austen Okojie, who have been under investigation by the EFCC and other security agencies.
On the list too is an Administrative Secretary in Delta State, Uluochi Obi Brown.
Khan has been quizzed for allegedly collecting N185, 842,000 out of a N681 million bribe. Brown allegedly got N111,500,000.
The officials will appear on Wednesday before the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee chaired by a National Commissioner, Mustapha Lecky.
More RECs and INEC officials may face the panel based on EFCC’s investigation.
The indicted officials may be dropped by the Presidency if the allegations against them are established “beyond reasonable doubt”.
The INEC management has stepped into the poll bribery scandal to cleanse the system of corrupt elements.
