Edo PDP Alleges APC Has Perfected Plan To Use Fake INEC Staff To Rig Election












Edo PDP Alleges APC Has Perfected Plan To Use Fake INEC Staff To Rig Election 

Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin 

The Edo state Chairman of the People's Democratic Party(PDP),  Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, has alleged that APC has perfected plan to use fake INEC Staff to be posted, as Technical Staff to temper with the BVAS Machine on the day of an election to beef up the number of accredited voters on the BVAS machine to rig the 2024 poll.

The PDP state chairman made the statements in a press conference when addressing journalists at its secretariat in Benin city, Edo state, said there is need to draw the attention of INEC and Edolites to the sinister plan of the APC which has been uncovered by their intelligence unit.

Dr. Aziegbemi said,"I can’t thank you enough for the commitment and dedication in reporting issues and events as we approach the all-important pivotal 21st of September Governorship Election in our Dear State.

"First, let me thank the leader of the Party and Governor of Edo State,  Godwin Obaseki for the huge success of the Flag-Off of Our Party yesterday in Ubiaja.


"You will recall that INEC had issued a timetable and schedule of activities in Edo State for the Governorship Election. There are 13 items on that document. I draw your attention to item 9 “submission of names of political agents, to be uploaded on INEC Portal.

 "INEC created a portal for political Parties to upload their agents and access codes were given to the Political Parties. INEC portal for uploading Polling Agents opened on the 17th of July and automatically shut down on the 30th of July at Midnight.

"On the 29th of August, 2024 INEC invited the National Chairmen and National Secretaries for an emergency meeting in Abuja.

"To our amazement, the APC did not meet with the requirement in 3,037 polling units and in 17 Local Government, which means APC has polling Agents in only 1,482 Polling Units and 1 Local Government Agent. 

"PDP uploaded Polling Agents in 4,378 Polling Units. A party that cannot upload its polling unit agents in two-thirds of the polling units cannot be trusted with power in our State. We demand that no political party be allowed to correct this anomaly.

"We wish to draw the attention of INEC and Edolites to the sinister plan of the APC which has been uncovered by our intelligence unit. APC has perfected a plan to use fake INEC Staff posting, as Technical Staff to temper with the BVAS Machine on the day of an election to beef up the number of accredited voters on the BVAS machine.

"We demand that INEC publish in good time the names and pictures of all appointed RTECs for the election and their posting.
APC knowing that they cannot win the election has resorted to rigging plans, which will terribly fail, by the Grace of Almighty God," he alleged.


In his reaction, the Media Director to the APC Campaign Council, Prince Kassim Afegbua, said it is the PDP that is planning to rig the elections.

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