The Peoples Democratic Party has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of INEC Presiding Officer, Obozuwa Josephine, for allegedly assigning non-existent votes to the All Progressives Congress.
In a statement released on Saturday, the PDP, through its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, claimed that the election result sheet for the Osholo Primary School Polling Unit in Weppa, Etsako East Local Government Area, indicated that while 213 voters were accredited, Obozuwa Josephine unlawfully allocated 352 votes to the APC, 52 to the PDP, and one to the Labour Party, totaling 406 votes cast.
“The PDP directs its members and supporters in Edo State to follow the results of the Edo State governorship election from the polling units to the ward, local government, and state collation centers to prevent any manipulation or alteration by the All Progressives Congress,” the statement read in part.
“Our party demands that INEC ensures that all results, as announced at the polling units, are transparently uploaded to the INEC server and duly declared at the collation centers in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 and INEC guidelines for the Edo State governorship election.”
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The PDP commended the people of Edo State for their resilience in enforcing their will at the polling units despite the schemes of the APC and charged them to remain alert and ready to firmly defend their votes as they await the final result declaration heralding their victory.
“It is highly provocative that INEC’s Presiding Officer, Obozuwa Josephine, could be so compromised by the APC as to audaciously and feloniously allocate 352 votes to the APC, above the 213 voters officially accredited in that polling unit,” the statement continued.
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“This reckless act by Obozuwa Josephine is reminiscent of the criminal conduct of the former Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mallam Hudu Ari, during the 2023 governorship election in that state, which provoked violent protests and nearly led to the loss of lives of INEC officials.”
The PDP reiterated its previous warnings that the APC had compromised the INEC system by placing its members in roles as polling officers to manipulate the electoral process and alter results in favor of the APC.
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