CIOTA ELECTIONS: NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SUSPENDS ELECTORAL PROCESS

…We are committed to Transparent, credible elections- Jamoh

ALIMOTU SHADIA

The National Executive Committee of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria has suspended the electoral process for the 2022 General Elections as announced by the 7 man Ad-Hoc electoral panel headed by Professor Innocent Ogwude.

Chairman of Council and President CIOTA Dr Bashir Jamoh and the National Secretary, Honorable Chinda Evans Ogbuji, jointly signed a resolution at an emergency meeting of NEC noting that this decision was taken in line with the provisions of paragraph 6, sub paragraph3 of the first schedule of the Establishment Act of CIOTA signed into law in 2019 by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The National Executive Committee said the decision was to save the entire electoral process and reiterated its commitment to having a transparent and credible elections and hand over of power to the next administration.

Jamoh said that the National Executive Committee is under oath to serving the institute selflessly.

‘We had to take this decision to save the entire electoral process. NEC have received several complaints about the process such as Ad-Hoc Electoral Committee levying interested members for expression of interest form without approval of NEC, non-publication of all vacant elective