Ahead of tomorrow’s governorship election in Edo
state, PDP has released a statement alleging that the opposition, APC is
plotting with INEC to announce fake results after voting. Read the statement
below As final preparations are put in place for the Edo State Gubernatorial
Election which is slated to take place tomorrow September 28, 2016, it has
become necessary to address a number of salient issues.
We are aware that President Muhammadu Buhari has warned the INEC Chairman in private to ensure a free, fair and credible process in Edo State. We are also aware that the President has also warned the relevant security agencies to ensure a preservation of the peace in the State during the Election.
We are aware that President Muhammadu Buhari has warned the INEC Chairman in private to ensure a free, fair and credible process in Edo State. We are also aware that the President has also warned the relevant security agencies to ensure a preservation of the peace in the State during the Election.
However,
despite these warnings, we have uncovered several plots between members of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) and staff of the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) to manipulate the Election results.
These
plots include:
a.
the distribution of fake results sheets to polling units in different areas of
the State;
b. the use of Local Government Collation Officers to write fictitious results on real results sheets of some Local Government Areas;
c. the use of thugs brought into the State from other States to harass and intimidate the citizens of Edo State;
d. the use of security agencies to arrest, harass and intimidate members and supporters of the PDP; and to provide security cover for members of the APC to execute their nefarious plots.
b. the use of Local Government Collation Officers to write fictitious results on real results sheets of some Local Government Areas;
c. the use of thugs brought into the State from other States to harass and intimidate the citizens of Edo State;
d. the use of security agencies to arrest, harass and intimidate members and supporters of the PDP; and to provide security cover for members of the APC to execute their nefarious plots.
It
is important to sound this note of warning again to INEC and APC that the Edo
people are united in their determination to vehemently resist any attempt to
manipulate the electoral process. We urge INEC to ensure that its staff abides
by the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 (as Amended) as well as its
Electoral Manual & Guidelines.
We
urge the relevant stakeholders to allow the Edo people to freely elect the
Leader they desire for the next four (4) years and to allow the will of the
people to prevail.
God
bless Edo State. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Signed:
Prince
Dayo Adeyeye
National Publicity Secretary
National Publicity Secretary
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