The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has refuted reports that its director of information and communication technology, ICT, Mr Chidi Nwafor has resigned.
The commission made the clarification in a notice on its official twitter handle @inecnigeria, on Saturday, June 22, 2019.
It described the rumour as false, urging members of the public to disregard it.
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— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) June 22, 2019
“The rumour circulating that our Director ICT, Engr. Chidi Nwafor has resigned is totally false and should be disregarded.
NEWS FLASH
The rumour circulating that our Director ICT, Engr. Chidi Nwafor has resigned is totally false and should be disregarded. The Director and another staff have just returned from South Africa where they represented INEC— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) June 22, 2019
“The Director and another staff have just returned from South Africa where they represented INEC at the high level 5th Annual Meeting of ID4Africa Movement in Johannesburg (from June 18 to June 20).
“Neither he nor any senior staff has resigned his appointment or indicated such intention, since the elections,” the commission twitted.
