BY OLA AJAYI

IBADAN – FOLLOWING confirmation by the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, that some Direct Data Capture machines have been tampered with in Oyo State, a former Governor of the state, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has said the electoral body needed to order the re-display of the voters register to restore confidence of eligible voters in the state.

He said though, the INEC boss had allayed the fears of the people that the original names of the voters were intact, he should support his statement with proof so that the much-touted free and fair election could be achieved.

Ladoja who is the governorship candidate of the Accord Party, said in Ibadan, that unlike in the past when matters like this would be kept in utmost secrecy, he advised the INEC boss to make public the reports of the committee he set up to investigate the matter.

He said through the Director-General of his campaign organisation, Mr. Adeolu Adeleke, that it was premature to exonerate the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the state, Mr. Ayo Adakeja, especially when a committee had been set up.