. Insecurity May Have Forced electoral umpire To Suspend Polls- Report
.Group Call On INEC To Fix New Date For fresh Polls
BY GRACE IGWEANYI
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| ACHONU... |
The party’s candidate, Senator Athan
Achonu who briefed journalists at the party secretariat, located along Owerri- Okigwe
road said his party demanded that ballot papers meant for election in another
State should not be used for the Imo North re- run polls.
Achonu had before the suspended re
run alleged that the PDP were uncomfortable with plans by some officials of
INEC to rig the election.
He said the issue of card reader for
the election came up as well, just as he called on President Muhammadu Buhari
to really demonstrate his change mantra by ensuring that INEC hold credible,
free and fair elections devoid of manipulations.
The Supreme Court had ruled the non
use of card readers in elections, but an INEC official said there is no
legislation stopping further of card
readers in elections in the country.
INNONEWS.COM was informed that INEC
had proceeded in using the card in other re- run polls held in other parts of the
country. In Benue South Senatorial district where a re- run was held yesterday,
card readers were used but accreditation and voting was said to have commenced simultaneously
as against previous practice where accreditation took place before voting.
Meanwhile, reports indicate that the
electoral umpire in Imo State may have suspended the polls in the area over
security concerns.
“The desperation of the two major
political parties to win the elections may have led to “unconventional
strategies adopted to win the elections” said an INEC official who pleaded
anonymity.
Meanwhile, a group, the Igbo
Awareness Coalition (IAC) has called on INEC to fix another date for the re run
polls in Imo North Senatorial district.
In a statement signed by the group’s
president, Rev Emmanuel Duru, the group said the people of Imo North cannot
afford to have their senatorial seat in the senate vacant, thus denying the people
of Imo North effective representation.
“ The people of Imo North cannot
suffer under representation. INEC should fix a new date for the polls rather
than postponing indefinitely.
“ We call on the electoral umpire to
remain unbiased and ensure that the elections does not fall the below the expectations
of the people” the statement stated in part.
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