Ologbondiyan
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that
there are plots by agents of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to
replace election results where the PDP is leading, particularly in
Edo North.
In a communique written to alert the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Department of State Services
(DSS) of the alleged plot, the PDP said it has charged its members
to remain vigilant and follow their results “bumper to
bumper” to all the collation centers.
The party however cautioned the security agencies against
being used to replace results that have already been declared at
the respective polling units.
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According to the statement by PDP’s spokesman, Mr. Kola
Ologbondiyan, the party says it is “aware that results are
being manufactured in Kogi state to be used as replacements for
already declared results, particularly in Edo North.
“We draw the attention of INEC to such results being bandied
by the APC, including the fake result claimed to have emanated from
Etsako West, where a vote of 914 was allocated to the APC, as
against the genuine declaration at the polling units.
“A cursory check on the results be ing circulated in the
public space by the APC failed a litmus test of the identification
numbers of INEC declaration of results.
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“Whereas polling unit results are identified as Form EC8A,
the results being paraded by the APC carry a fake identification
number of Form EC60E.
“Our party expresses concerns that this sinister adventure
of the APC is being encouraged by the slow pace of uploading
already declared results in INEC’s virtual portal.
“We are alarmed by the report that this development has led
to avoidable post-election violence, which has resulted in the
reported killing of innocent Edo citizens, who came out to perform
their civic responsibilities as the police allegedly withdrew their
men in certain collation centers.
“Our party, standing with the people, calls on the Inspector
General of Police to protect innocent Nigerians from this electoral
defeat response by the APC.”
The party charged the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to
ensure that his officials are not compromised to replace results,
as the people of Edo state have spoken loud and clear with their
votes in their respective units, “and they are already aware of
the authentic results”.
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