Anambra Election: PDP Condemns The Move On Storage Of Electoral Materials In Imo

The Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) has rejected the reported transfer by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) to make use of its facility in Owerri, the Imo State capital, for the storage of electoral supplies for the conduct of the November 6, 2021 Anambra governorship election.

 

PDP, whereas reacting on Sunday by its Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, stated it held the stance “given the well-known electoral character of Governor Hope Uzodinma and the All Progressives Congress (APC).”

 

The social gathering insisted that any try at hand over the supplies to Governor Uzodinma or storing them in Imo would quantity to rigging the election earlier than its conduct.

 

PDP added that might result in a breakdown of regulation and order within the zone.

 

“Furthermore, if INEC, for any cause wishes to maintain the supplies in one other state order than Anambra, your best option must be Enugu State, given the supply of a useful airport, a safer surroundings with regional safety formations in addition to higher storage facility on the Central Financial institution of Nigeria (CBN) in Enugu,” the social gathering stated.

The social gathering known as on the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to avoid wasting the state of affairs “by talking out in addition to taking steps to reverse the reported plan, ought to there be any of such.”

However reacting, INEC stated it won’t be distracted by acquainted however unfounded allegations about an imaginary plot to rig the Anambra ballot.

 

Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, instructed Every day Belief on Sunday in Abuja that the allegations had been spurious, including that any political social gathering with proof of such a plot to rig the election ought to make it public.