The National Industrial Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has ruled on the dismissal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) official accused of tampering with the commission’s database.
The official, Sunday Ushie, was working in the ICT department of INEC headquarters in Uyo before INEC terminated his appointment on 7 August 2020.
INEC had discovered that Ushie tampered with the commission’s database on the eve of the 2019 general elections and was engaged in the unauthorised transfer of registered voters from different local government areas in Akwa Ibom to another and also did so to other states outside Akwa Ibom.
He was also found to be in possession of several permanent voter cards without the permission of INEC.
Mr Ushie, in November 2020, filed a suit at the National Industrial Court, Uyo, challenging the termination of his appointment with INEC.
He said his job was wrongfully terminated and, therefore, the court should order INEC to reinstate him and pay him N20 million as a relief.