The
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) and
Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) staff of electoral breaches
during the March 28 National Assembly elections in Abia State.
In
a petition to the INEC signed by its Vice Chairman, South East, Uchenna
Okogbuo, the party alleged that massive fraudulent practices were perpetrated
by INEC staff, the PDP, policemen and soldiers during the exercise.
The
APC alleged that policemen and soldiers and PDP thugs forcefully snatched
ballot boxes and manhandled voters, APGA agents and unwilling electoral
officers.
The
party alleged that the transition committee chairmen in the state took the
result sheets to unknown locations where they completed them in the presence of
intending voters and party agents.
The
party also alleged that in most polling units, PDP thugs with the assistance of
policemen chased away agents of other political parties, adding that voting did
not take place in most polling units in the state but that results were
declared in respect of the units.
APGA
also alleged improper collation of votes in the state, saying that when voting
ended the party agents asked for the results but the electoral officers called
in policemen and soldiers who forcefully took the electoral materials to
unknown places.
In
view of these, the party urged INEC not to use local government offices in the
state as collation centres in Saturday’s elections.
They
party urged the commission to use neutral public places.
It
also advised the commission to ensure that local government transition
committee chairmen do not have access to collation centres.
The
party called for the suspension or redeployment of council electoral officers
in the state, asking the INEC to send a special team to monitor the coming
gubernatorial election in the state.
(Daily
Independent)
APGA accuses PDP, INEC staff of electoral fraud
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