The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State, has expressed dismay over
the misinformation allegedly being peddled by Imo State governor, Chief Rochas
Okorocha, against it and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,
in the wake of the inconclusive Oguta re-run election.
The stand of the party was made public in a statement by the State
Publicity Secretary, Chief Blyden Amajirionwu.
Amajirionwu said: “We want to state without any fear of contradiction
that contrary to the claims of Governor Okorocha, election did not take place
in the whole of Osemoto/Enuigbo and Egbuoma/Egwe wards, both of which are made
up of 17 polling units”.
The party said if the 17 polling units were added to the eight where
results were outstanding, as a result of alleged snatching of election
materials by All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA thugs, the falsity of
Governor Okorocha’s claim will be glaring”.
Noting that it was based on these incontrovertible facts that INEC
declared the result inconclusive.
The party said if the governor was in possession of any signed results,
he might have to explain how he got them.
Imo PDP described the alleged telephone call received by the returning
officer, which led to declaring the poll inconclusive, as cheap blackmail
designed to browbeat INEC into taking precipitated action.
The PDP said: “INEC, as a responsible and reputable agency of
government, cannot afford to succumb to such intimidation. Let Governor
Okorocha say exactly who called the returning officer and what she was told.”
Amajirionwu also stated that from the legitimate results available to
the party, the APGA candidate in the election, Mr. Walter Uzonwanne, lost in
all but one of the 17 units in his Oguta Ward B and Oguta community.
He pleaded: “PDP, as a law abiding party, is calling on INEC to, as
quickly as possible, make arrangement for the conduct of elections in those
areas where no elections were held.
“We also call on the peace loving people of Oguta constituency to keep
calm and be on their guard, while we wait for further action by INEC.
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