The
leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the
cancellation of the results of the governorship election in Imo State.
Citing
violence and large scale irregularities at a media briefing in Abuja Monday,
the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh said the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had already declared the
election inconclusive.
Metuh
said: “PDP demands immediate cancellation of the election and conduct of fresh
election in Imo State.
“In Oru
East, electoral officials confessed that the All Progressives Congress (APC)
members forced them to re-write results. Some fake policemen who were arrested
confessed that they were recruited by the APC.
“In
Ideato North and South, election did not take place but figures were allocated
which forced Imo people to troop out in protest, demanding fresh election.
“The PDP
cannot sit by and have results in its stronghold downplayed. We must observe
the rules and stick to the tenets of democracy.
“Imo
people want a change. If INEC refuses to cancel the election, it should go back
to the old results where PDP was leading”.
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