Yakubu
The Deputy Director, Voter Education and Publicity of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Nick Dazang, has denied claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the commission is under the control of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Debunking the claim by the Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus, who said the commission did the biddings of the ruling party with regards to the re-run election in Rivers State, he said the election was stopped for many reasons.
Dazang said, “As of the time of the suspension of further action by the commission, the exercise was at different stages.
“For example, the elections had been concluded in some constituencies with the declaration of results and return of winners by the respective Returning Officers; results declared and/or returns made under duress or by unauthorised persons; collation had been concluded but no declaration or return made; voting had been concluded and collation was ongoing but yet to be concluded; voting concluded but collation yet to commence; and /or no voting at all or voting commenced but was disrupted before conclusion.”
Dazang, while describing the PDP as a formidable opposition urged the party to stop spreading unfounded claims.
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