A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has described President Bola Tinubu’s termination of the appointments of three Residents Electoral Commissioners (RECs) over alleged gross misconduct in the 2023 general elections as a significant step towards electoral reform.
Oyintiloye said the Senate’s request and approval to terminate the appointments of the three suspended resident electoral commissioners of Abia, Adamawa, and Sokoto States signal the President’s desire to sanitise the country’s electoral system.
The former lawmaker, who said this while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, also commended the senate for granting the president’s request to sack the suspended RECs.
He said sacking the RECs would strongly warn others that bribery and corruption would not be allowed in the country’s electoral system.
Oyintiloye also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for suspending disciplinary action against the RECs in March 2023.
The APC Chieftain recalled that Yunusa-Ari was suspended for unlawfully usurping the Returning Officer’s role in the Adamawa governorship election and making an unauthorised declaration of results.
Oyintiloye, however, urged the president not to relent in his fight against corruption, adding that the fight has started yielding positive results.
