The Independent National Electoral Commission has removed Prof. Musa Izam, the Collation Officer it assigned to Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, the News Agency of Nigeria reports

Izam, a physics lecturer at the University of Jos, had earlier attempted to abscond without declaring the results of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections, but was apprehended by youths in the area, who forced him back to the collation centre.

“We had to remove him because he was drunk and could not perform the assignment,” Mr Osaretin Imahiyereobo, Head, Voter Education, of INEC in Plateau, told NAN in a telephone interview on Sunday in Jos.

He said that INEC had to act fast to avoid delay in the collation exercise.

“We are waiting for him to come to Jos and explain why he behaved the way he did,” the INEC official told NAN.

NAN reports that Izam, who started the collation of the results brought from the local government’s Wards on Sunday, told party agents, INEC officials and observers that he needed a little time to ease himself.

The official, however , disappeared from the centre, and took off to Jos.

PDP response

According to Mr Michael Abi, PDP chairman in Bokkos Local Government, some youths, who saw Izam leaving the centre, quickly mobilised themselves and chase him

“The youths chased him and caught up with him at Maikatako near Kuba, about 40 kilometres away from Bokkos.

“When he was brought back to the collation centre, he quickly apologised and promised to continue with his work.

“His attitude is shocking, considering the crucial nature of this assignment. He has refused to work and this has delayed the collation and declaration of the outcome of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the local government, ’’ he said.

APC response

Mawuyau , an APC stalwart, who agreed that the Professor’s attitude was “shocking and uncalled for’’, urged the anxious election officials to forgive Izam.

Rec's response

“I only went to visit a friend in town but the people misconstrued the whole thing


“I only stepped out to go and see a friend along with the Special Adviser to Governor Simon Lalong on Security matters, but the people thought I had left my duty post, which is not true.

“I did apologise to them since they were not happy with the action I took, but INEC felt otherwise,” Izam stated.

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FTC. @vibrant_Abel
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is our next president in Jesus name inshaa Allah ameen.
NOBODY can rig this election
VICTORY IS SURE!!

This is the handiwork of democracy

Lol. Nigeria my country.

Una use bundles of cash as bait, Maga no gree fall....Now na Camry una don begin use as bait....

If una like make una use G wagon...

Ya sha burukutu da yawa.

After the man saw PDP winning, he lost his senses. Kudos to those youths who stopped him from going to receive APC printed results. The next thing would have been Buhari floors Atiku with landslide. It will not work "BUHARI MUST GO".

See flimsy excuse

He was drunk

Crazy as in Sinwi?


Rigging alert!

Lobatan

BUBU WILL BE DISGRACED


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u7Nq7VkABM&t=6s

Rigging at its peak

PDP kept giving long speeches to make them gain sympathy. Shows how scared they are

We know that PDP rigged massively in plateau

According to a hot sauce, APC won that particular booth but PDP won't let him go without altering it in their favor.


*spits on PDP*

of all the lecturers inec could have gotten, they decided to get a crazy n drunk one

what criteria was used in d selection process for this key staff

nothing when person nor go hear n see for this elections o

the Original results of Plateau elections were PDP won over 70% votes must be declared.

Nice one from INEC.

Burukutu don finish am.

E wan go do backyard business

na waoo

We are awake, no space for rigging.

INEC declare Nigerian results not yours figure

How did Prof Izam become an Inec Official? He is well known Apc supporter in plateau State and his brother who is Vc of Plateau University is Apc leader in their LGA.

na wa for this country

u dey craze ni??

I know this man, he is a drunkard noon and night...

haywire07:
PDP kept giving long speeches to make them gain sympathy. Shows how scared they are

We know that PDP rigged massively in plateau

According to a hot sauce, APC that particular booth but PDP won't let him go without altering it in their favor.


*spits on PDP*

So why did APC beg on his behalf? Cos their plans were thwarted

haywire07:
PDP kept giving long speeches to make them gain sympathy. Shows how scared they are

We know that PDP rigged massively in plateau

According to a hot sauce, APC that particular booth but PDP won't let him go without altering it in their favor.


*spits on PDP*

How does that explain the weird action of the collation officer.