A National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in charge of Election Operations and Logistics , Mrs Aminat Zakari, has given the Ekiti State Governor , Ayo Fayose , 48 hours to apologise publicly to her for accusing her of working with the All Progressives Congress candidate , Dr Kayode Fayemi, to rig the governorship election on Saturday.
Fayose had , on July 2, 2018, accused the police and the Department of State Services of reposting Fayemi’s security aides to the state to coordinate the rigging of the election .

The governor also alleged that Zakari and three other INEC officials — Mr Kenneth Ukeagu ( Director of Procurement Department); Messrs Paschal Uwaenwe and Abdulrazaq Yusuf ( both deputy directors in Information and Communications Technology Department); and Mr Abdulrasak Agboola ( Deputy Director , ICT) — were working with Fayemi to carry out the alleged rigging .
But responding to the allegations in a suit filed by her lawyers , Ubong Akpan Chambers , Zakari said the governor ’s “scurrilous falsehood ” had negatively impacted on her health , career and family life .”
In the suit titled , ‘Scurrilous statements against the integrity , person and public service of Mrs Amina Bala Zakari, ’ and addressed to the governor , the INEC commissioner ’s lawyers stated , “You ( Fayose ) are a Christian and a family man first before being a politician or governor of Ekiti State .
“You cannot possibly think it excusable on any grounds , other than deliberate viciousness , that a governor of a state can legitimately descend to labelling a mother , wife and sister of his fellow beings , a criminal of such astounding magnitude .
“What makes it worse than defamation is the incredible injurious falsehood you inflicted on our client , in her work and public service .”
The suit added , “Mrs Zakari has been inundated with calls from family, friends and colleagues worldwide .