The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the All Progressive Congress,APC, has disclosed that the staff of the  Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC, recently paraded by the Akwa Ibom Police Command over illegal possession of card readers used the card readers found in his possession to rig the just concluded gubernatorial election in favour of Governor Emmanuel Udom and the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP,This was revealed by Mr Ini Okopido, the party’s State Chairman during a press conference held at the PDP’s secretariat in Uyo,the Akwa Ibom state capital.

It will be recalled that Ejike Nwankwo was nabbed by the police over illegal possesion of card readeers found in the trunk of his car.

While speaking to newsmen the APC chieftain revealed that “This press conference is called to update you on the recent arrest by the police of an INEC staff for illegal possession of some card readers used in the last elections.

“As you are aware, earlier this week the Akwa Ibom State police command paraded a staff of INEC, Mr. Ejike Nwankwo, who was arrested with some card readers in the trunk of his car.

“These card readers, we understand, were some of those used during the last general elections. We believe that the card readers found with Mr. Nwankwo were some of those pre-loaded card readers used in rigging the elections in favour of the PDP and Udom Emmanuel,”

The APC Chairman pointed accusing finger at the PDP for putting pressure on the police to drop the case, he disclosed that they aimed to show the world that the event never took place.

He further asked a rhetorical question seeking “Why are Akwa Ibom State government officials and PDP chieftains in the state piling pressure on the police to kill this matter? They are putting pressure on the police, so that it shows that the matter did not exist,” he said.

“We wish to thank the police for their diligence and hard work in making this arrest which has undoubtedly brought to the fore dubious machinations of INEC under Mike Igini, the REC.

“We thank God that the Nigerian police is up-to-date and we believe that they will do their investigations unravel the circumstances of the illegal possession of those devices.

“We request the police to get to the bottom of this stranger-than-fiction drama,” he disclosed.

The APC chieftain stated that the party is concerned about the unholy union between the PDP and INEC stating that relationship like that is highly questionable and suspicious. He disclosed further that it is abnormal for a political party ton defend the electoral body,INEC,

He stated that “Gentlemen of the Press, have you noticed the speed with which PDP chieftains in the state and officials of Akwa Ibom State government rise to defend Mike Igini’s illegal actions? Isn’t it pretty curious that members of a political party that contested a disputed election have now turned themselves into INEC’s spokespersons?

 

 

”It simply means that PDP and INEC in Akwa Ibom are one and the same thing. They have fused together like husband and wife,”

 

 

SOURCE: DAILYPOST

 

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