The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of denying it access to photocopies of result sheets for the 2015 general elections in the state.
The APC said electoral frauds, including thumb-printing of ballot papers, were going on in INEC offices across the state under the supervision of the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Gesila Khan.
The Director of Communications of the state APC’s campaign team, Greater Together Organisation, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, said in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday that while the Peoples Democratic Party had been given unfettered access to thumbprint ballot papers, the APC was shot out from getting election materials that would be presented as evidence to the tribunal.
The APC explained that the post-election thumb-printing by the PDP was to ensure that the results declared corresponded with the figures allocated to candidates.
The statement read, “The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers State has barred APC agents from accessing the INEC premises to photocopy result sheets for the last elections in preparation for the party’s appearance at the tribunal.
“Since our agents began to visit INEC office, they have been witnesses to gross misconduct and extensive electoral fraud going on in the INEC headquarters under the meticulous supervision of the REC and the head of administration Mr. Bocco.”
But INEC spokesperson in the State, Anthonia Nwobu, told our correspondent that all applications for certified true copies of documents by political parties were being processed.
Nwobu explained that she was not aware of any political party coming into INEC office to thumbprint, adding that politicians should be aware that elections in Rivers State were already over.
Similarly, Chairman, Media and Publicity of the PDP Campaign Organisation, Mr. Emma Okah, described APC’s allegation as false.
Okah urged the ruling PDP in the state to start preparing its handover notes instead of raising false alarm. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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