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INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by floret23(f): 6:49pm On Feb 09, 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has clarified that it does not have preference for any candidate or political party.

The  clarification is coming on the heels of the Commission’s liking of a tweet by Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, calling his counterpart in the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, an opportunist.

Sowore had in a tweet called Obi an opportunist who fell in love with President Muhammadu Buhari, who he also described as wicked and incompetent, because of the Naira redesign policy.

He also said Obi believed the policy would confer undue advantage on his campaign.

Surprisingly, the tweet was liked by the INEC, sparking controversy, with Nigerians questioning the neutrality of the electoral body.

However, the INEC has come out to make clarification surrounding the controversy. It issued a statement on its Twitter handle on Wednesday.

It wrote, “The attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been drawn to a post on its Twitter handle, liking a post relating to one of the 18 Presidential candidates.

“The Commission is an independent electoral body and does not have preference for any candidate or political party. The Commission assures all Nigerians of its neutrality and will conduct a general election that is free and fair to all. The allegiance of the Commission is to the people of Nigeria.

“In the meantime, the Commission is investigating the circumstances that led to the liking of the said post and will take appropriate disciplinary actions if an infraction is established.”
https://dailypost.ng/2023/02/09/inec-confirms-liking-tweet-against-peter-obi-to-take-disciplinary-action/?amp=1

Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by SpecialAdviser(m): 6:51pm On Feb 09, 2023
The guy should be sacked immediately

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Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by alsudan: 6:52pm On Feb 09, 2023
The Yoruba Muslim must be hanged in the open for all to see.

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Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by floret23(f): 6:55pm On Feb 09, 2023
INEC is biased against Peter Obi. They cannot be trusted to conduct free and fair election.

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Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by hisgrace090: 6:58pm On Feb 09, 2023
So there's a like from inec afterall?

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Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by Massiveglory: 6:58pm On Feb 09, 2023
The probability that the human that liked that post is a bulabuloo person is 96%.

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Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by Ckonnet: 7:01pm On Feb 09, 2023
The handler should be sacked or face some kind of discipline, it's very simple.

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Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by Newton2024: 7:09pm On Feb 09, 2023
I don't trust INEC concerning 2023. They have their preferred candidate.

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Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by Dreal1247: 7:12pm On Feb 09, 2023
The truth is that everyone as an individual has a preferred candidate. But not everyone is allowed to disclose the preferred candidate.

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Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by princeade86(m): 7:15pm On Feb 09, 2023
Nothing independent in any Nigeria institutions

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Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by micchi(m): 7:21pm On Feb 09, 2023
The people on the helms of affairs of this country is unrepentant corrupt entities inec was never independent since 2015

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Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by micchi(m): 7:22pm On Feb 09, 2023
Inec was never independent since 2015
Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by Nobody: 7:32pm On Feb 09, 2023
If it were otherwise,I bet y'all obidient mob won't see a problem with it.

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Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by TONYE001(m): 7:48pm On Feb 09, 2023
Olasyke:
If it were otherwise,I bet y'all obidient mob won't see a problem with it.

But it's not otherwise, is it? Why not wait until something similar happens to see if Obi's supporters will act as you have predicted?

Maybe we should concentrate on attacking the current issue, no?

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Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by Nobody: 8:08pm On Feb 09, 2023
TONYE001:


Maybe we should concentrate on attacking the current issue, no?
Inec was wrong with that. Or their handler was wrong doing that, I agree. Still doesn't change the fact.
Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by Racoon(m): 8:08pm On Feb 09, 2023
I knew that immediately INEC deny partisanship on this issue, it is most likely to be true. However, liking a tweet antagonising Peter Obi or not, INEC opinion is inconsequential.

They have the beleaguered but determined people of this nation to contend with on the 25th of February 2023. Sane and well discerning people are focused on the March to get a government of the people, for the people and by the people.Think well and act right.

Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by Racoon(m): 8:09pm On Feb 09, 2023
micchi:
The people on the helms of affairs of this country is unrepentant corrupt entities inec was never independent since 2015
I agree! However the Peter Obi phenomenon is a people's revolution. Even FG, INEC, NPF, Army can never stop and idea whose time has come. Revolution globally are always popular opinion or desire.
Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by TONYE001(m): 8:11pm On Feb 09, 2023
Olasyke:

Inec was wrong with that. Or their handler was wrong doing that, I agree. Still doesn't change the fact.

The fact that

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Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by Nobody: 8:15pm On Feb 09, 2023
Hehehehehehehehehe it done and sealed
Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by Felicox(m): 9:42pm On Feb 09, 2023
It is human beings that work at INEC, and they have their opinions and preference amongst the contestants. So as individuals they will still do what they can to aid the person they support.
Re: INEC Confirms Liking Tweet Against Peter Obi by dochenaj: 11:11pm On Feb 09, 2023
Felicox:
It is human beings that work at INEC, and they have their opinions and preference amongst the contestants. So as individuals they will still do what they can to aid the person they support.
While human beings will have preferences that could create biases.

This is why systems have to be set in place in order to ensure that their individual bias does not influence the outcome of the elections they are involved in.

And when they do, even if the INEC Chairman's brother contests for an election, he cannot influence the elections to make his brother win.

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