PDP N’Assembly caucus accuse INEC, Police plot to rig Edo election

Edo State Election in view

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, caucus in the National Assembly yesterday accused officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Nigeria Police of plotting to rig the Edo State governorship election in favour of the All Progressives Congress, APC. 

The lawmakers in a press briefing on the Edo election in Abuja alleged that there was an arrangement between the INEC and APC to issue sensitive materials particularly result sheets and incident forms to the ruling party (APC) before the election to enable them originate fake results which would be submitted with the assistance of security men deployed from the state from Abuja.

Other accusations made by the lawmakers were the alleged unlawful movement of collation centres to police station by the INEC in collaboration with security agencies, false security report and the alleged harassment and intimidation of none APC members.

SOURCE: VANGUARD