Akwa Ibom APC Youths Barricade INEC Office
Akwa Ibom APC youths on Wednesday barricaded the Akwa Ibom office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in the state.Information Guide Nigeria
According to THE NATION, the youths demanded the immediate removal of the Residents Electoral Commissioner, Mr Mike Igini.
THE NATION reports that the youths who were over 1000 accused Mr Mike Igini of deviating from his role as an unbiased umpire to a partisan politician bent on causing confusion in the state chapter of the APC.
The protesters chanted “Mike Igini must go,” and blocked the INEC office entrance disallowing staff of the Commission from entering their offices.
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Some of the placards were seen carrying inscriptions that read; “Igini is biased”, “democracy is not for sale”, “INEC must act now”, “Akwa Ibom REC is compromised”, “Igini don’t kill Akwa Ibom political parties”, “Igini is partisan”, “Igini is a factional Chairman of a party”, among several others.Jamb Result
According to the Leader of the Coalition of Akwa Ibom State Youths in Opposition Parties, Mr. Ubok-Obong Umoh, the “personal vendetta” of Igini against the main opposition party in the state should be probed.
Mr. Ubok-Obong Umoh further added, “This protest is carried out by all the youths in opposition political parties in Akwa Ibom State and the APC is all prominent here because it is the main opposition party in the state.
“We are protesting clear partisanship demonstrated by a supposed umpire, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barr. Mike Igini“.
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