Akala under fire over stolen INEC materials

Two weeks to the general elections, there are doubts over plans for a credible exercise in Oyo State.

This is because the Voters’ registers in 27 local government areas have been tampered with by members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in collusion with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials, it was alleged yesterday.

Four suspects were arrested Saturday evening in a hotel in Old Bodija, Ibadan, the state capital, while allegedly tampering with registration materials in some local governments. They were rounded up at about 7:30 pm. INEC materials, including six laptops and voters’ registers, were found on the suspect.

Also found on them were other materials linking them with the PDP in Oyo State, it was learnt. One of them is a member of the INEC staff.

The Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the state, Alhaji Lam Adesina, accused the PDP governorship candidate, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, of sponsoring the illegality.

Addressing reporters at his Felele, Ibadan home yesterday, Adesina accused the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Ayo Adakeja, of colluding with Alao-Akala to tamper with the registers.

Adesina alleged that Adakeja was in an unholy alliance with the governor to subvert democracy.

He called for his redeployment.

But the PDP, through its Director of Publicity, Mr. Morohunkola Thomas, denied the allegation, saying it was a mere ploy by the opposition to drag the party’s name in the mud and discredit Alao-Akala because of his high chances of winning the election.

Police Public Relations Officer Olatunji Ajimuda said one of the suspects ia Osunlola Akinyinka, Head of INEC’s Information Technology Unit.

Reacting though the commission’s Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Ayodele Folami, the REC denied confirming that voters registers in 27 local governments of the state had been tampered with by the suspects.

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