From Tony Osauzo, Benin
The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Friday, disclosed that all political parties participating in the state governorship election failed to comply with INEC deadline of submitting party polling agents for the election.
The state chairman of the party, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, who disclosed this while addressing journalists in Benin City, also alleged that “APC has perfected a plan to use fake INEC staff posing as technical staff to tamper with the BVAS machine on the day of the election to beef up the number of accredited voters on the BVAS machine
“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 one local government agent. PDP uploaded polling agents in 4,378 polling units.
Reacting to the PDP allegation of APC plotting to rig the election, Media Director of APC Campaign Council, Prince Kassim Afegbua, said it is the PDP that is planning to rig the poll.
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