The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been accused of “electoral misbehavior” by the Young Progressives Party (YPP) ahead of the February/March general elections.Information Guide Nigeria
As a result, the Party has urged the Nigerian Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), the Directorate of Defence Intelligence (DDI), and the International Observers to conduct an investigation into the claims.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaIn a press conference held at the party secretariat in Uyo over the weekend by the party’s state chairman, Apostle Nyeneime Andy, YPP alleged that agents of the Peoples Democratic Party, in collusion with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were neck-deep in the purchase of Permanent Voter Cards from unsuspecting members of the public in order to rig the elections.
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The green leaf party claimed that INEC in the state discarded the names of those who applied for the online recruitment of Adhoc staff and used the list directly sent by the state government which according to him were names of beneficiaries of Governor Udom Emmanuel’s Entrepreneurship Ibom 3000 project.NYSC portal
Andy said he was worried about suspected affinity between the INEC’s Head of ICT whom he claimed is currently working with the agents of Governor Udom Emmanuel –led administration and his party, the PDP.
The party Chairman listed some of the activities he considers as “misdemeanor” to include: Purchase of PVCs from unsuspecting members of the public across the 31 LGAs, Obtaining of VIN numbers from voters across all the 4,354 polling units in state; Relocation of INEC to apartments of the State Government in the guise of renovations.
Others include; PDP buses allegedly ferrying INEC’s officials for the distribution of PVCs throughout the state, the State Government’s ICT experts hobnobbing with some officials of the State INEC.
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The statement in parts, “we call on the Police, the Department of State Services
(DSS), the Directorate of Defence Intelligence (DMI), the International Observers, and the Embassies in Nigeria to take curious interest in the unfolding electoral misdemeanours in Akwa Ibom State. We insist that this should be thoroughly investigated so as to bring the perpetrators to book.JAMB Result
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