Former INEC Commissioner Igini Exposes Election Rigging Tactics

Mike Igini, a former Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), alleged that politicians infiltrate the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) personnel lists to include individuals who are not actual corps members, enabling them to serve as presiding officers during elections. He made these claims during an interview on ARISE News, urging the NYSC to strengthen its verification processes to ensure the integrity of personnel lists used for electoral assignments.

Igini warned that political interference in the recruitment and deployment of election personnel could compromise the credibility of the electoral process. He noted that his experience in election administration revealed that NYSC lists are often manipulated, particularly at the state level.

Igini also stressed the necessity of adopting technology to protect electoral institutions from such manipulations and encouraged voters to remain vigilant at polling units, where they outnumber election officials, to ensure transparency.