The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of trying to “muddle up and manipulate the electoral processes” in the Kogi State gubernatorial elections to favour the ruling All Progressives Congress.
PDP’s spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan stated that the failure to enlightened the public on the modalities for the election has put a dent on INEC’s sincerity to deliver a credible election.
The party alerted that, “such suppression of vital information ahead of this crucial election heightens public suspicion and allegations of conspiracies between INEC and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to muddle up and manipulate the electoral processes to favour the APC.”
“The situation is already generating tension in the state, given the insistence of the people for a transparent, free and credible election that will only reflect their wishes and aspirations at the polls.
“Our party forewarns the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, not to cause trouble in Kogi state by immediately declaring the mode of transmission of results given the claims by the commission, before the Presidential Election Petition Panel, that it does not have a server.”
PDP charged the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu not to, “allow the Commission to be entangled with the sinister plots of the APC. He should immediately clear the air on the manner of accreditation of voters, checking of voter register disparities, the modality for voting as well as whether the commission will deploy manual or electronic transmission of election results to the final declaration.”
“For the people of Kogi state, this election marks their irrevocable determination to entrench a new order in their state and they are not ready to accept any process that does not point to assurances of a
transparent, credible, free and fair election.
“Our party, therefore, requests the management of INEC to provide answers to these crucial issues within the next 24 hours as its silence is already spawning anxieties, which are capable of triggering serious crisis ahead of the election,” the statement added.
