The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) elders and leaders in Kogi West have called for the total cancellation of
results of the November 16 senatorial rerun election in Kogi West.
Addressing newsmen on Monday in
Abuja, after their meeting, Chairman of PDP in the zone, Hon. Kola Ojo, who
read a communique on behalf of his colleagues, claimed that results were forged
in the conduct of the election in all the local government areas of Kogi West.
He disclosed that ballot boxes
were allegedly carted away to the Kogi state Government House where they were
allegedly stuffed with already thumb printed ballot papers which were admitted
by INEC as valid votes.
According to him, the admission
of those votes by INEC was wrong and should be cancelled.
The communique read: “The entire
Kogi West Senatorial election results as announced by the electoral umpire
ought to have been cancelled having regards to the unprecedented deployment of
arms and ammunition, thugs, unholy collaboration of INEC officials, the
Security Agencies and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Party in the entire
electoral processes in negation of the Electoral Act, and INEC guidelines, is
totally unacceptable and would therefore be challenged.
“Furthermore, collation and entry
of concocted votes were carried out at the Government House and thereafter
forced on the electoral officers for announcement at the various collation
centres.
“This process is totally at
variance with the NBC rules, guidelines, the Electoral Act and international
best practices.
“Curiously, results emanating
from these illegal processes were validated and announced by the electoral body
instead of being cancelled.
“Unfortunately, the electoral
body brazenly overlooked all of these infractions in determining the areas
where it announced supplementary elections will be held on Saturday 30th
November 2019.”
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