Political parties in Abuja at the submission of nomination forms for the elective positions in to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were forced to pay monies to staffers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lest they are not cleared to submit the nomination forms of their members for a process that is expected to close on Sunday 18 th November.
When www.gongnews.net visited to monitor the progress of the electoral process, four political parties were found protesting the illegal fee being asked and collected by an INEC staff simply identified as Modibbo.
Modibbo is the first port for the parties to be cleared before the process of submission can be continued. The parties accused him of demanding between N200,000 and N1million. They have a POS with which such monies are paid by the parties. Some parties paid. Some paid by transfer into accounts given to them.
By rule and principle, the submission are supposed to be free. Modibbo was quoted to have claimed that the nomination had closed on the 14 th . When calls were placed to two other EPM staffers they confirmed that the process will close on Sunday 18 th . When the case of the bribe was brought to their notice, they expressed doubt and shock.
One of the party officials who identified himself as Benson Uduemoh, the South South Vice Chairman of NCMP said, “this same Modibbo during the submission for governorship demanded of me to pay N5,000 before I can submit our form. He gave me a Guaranty Trust Bank account to pay into. I paid N5,000 into that account.”
Uduemoh searched his phone and brought out the bank alert. The account number he paid into is 0024606094 with the account owner’s name being Bako Abubakar.
When www.gongnews.net took a picture of the INEC team, with the POS machine lying on the laps of one of the officials, they put up a resistance and forced the reporter to leave the venue.
A text message was sent to the Director of Election and Political Party Monitoring, Mr Aminu Idris to alert and seek his official reaction. A response was not gotten until we went to press.

Buhari must go

Mordibbo the man wearing white with his cohorts

why didn't guys take audio recording, I think its about time they approve death sentence to corrupt people

Abeg leave mr madibo afterall our president said only a responsible person dey collect bribe