Afrigather The simply concluded presidential and gubernatorial elections in Nigeria have generated lots of controversy and accusations in the direction of the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) because of a number of irregularities through the elections.
The electoral course of was linked with a number of points equivalent to violence, intimidation and harassment. Some presidential and gubernatorial candidates accused the electoral umpire of the equity of the electoral course of which has sparked totally different debates throughout the nation.
On this article, we’d spotlight 5 surprising accusations held in opposition to the electoral umpire after the elections.
INEC rigged and falsified outcomes – Peter Obi
Peter Obi by the Labour Celebration Presidential Marketing campaign Council (LP-PCC) accused INEC of large rigging and falsification of election outcomes throughout the nation in opposition to the Labour Celebration and in favour of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Obi mentioned he would show to Nigerians in court docket that he gained the election within the presidential ballot and that the election was rigged and he would problem the method. He additional went to file a case in opposition to INEC and the presidential-elect alongside his crew of attorneys.
INEC colluded with APC – Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Celebration accused INEC of colluding with the ruling All Progressives Congress in opposition to his occasion whereas flaying the alleged irregularities noticed through the presidential and Nationwide Meeting elections.
In response to Gbadebo, the second transmission of outcomes didn’t occur from the polling models,the elections had been compromised. He referred to as the act of INEC disgraceful because of the election marred with a number of irregularities, he believed was orchestrated by the electoral physique.
INEC allotted 3000 votes to me in my LGA- Jandor
Olajide Adediran, the gubernatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Celebration, (PDP) popularly referred to as Jandor ascribed the result of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election within the state by which he had 3000 votes in his Native Authorities Space (LGA) Ojo, as surprising and never a mirrored image of the occasion’s value.
Jandor nonetheless vowed to pursue and battle the method to the tip. He talked about some flaws within the election equivalent to voters’ suppression, intimidation, harassment, and violence in addition to most of their brokers chased from collation centres.
He misplaced his native authorities to Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who garnered 30,797 votes, with Labour Celebration’s Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, coming second with 19,027.
INEC accused of not given entry to examine election supplies – Peter Obi
Peter Obi said that regardless of court docket orders, INEC has refused to grant him entry to election supplies and that INEC as a public establishment, ought to be open to permit him problem the method at which they arrived at declaring the winner of the election. He noticed it as an act of judicial insubordination.
Recall that the court docket of enchantment had earlier granted go away to Obi to have entry to all of the delicate supplies utilized by INEC for the election.
INEC in defence requested the court docket to range the order, saying the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) must be reprogrammed forward of the governorship and state meeting polls.
Nonetheless, the chairman of INEC later met with attorneys of the Labour Celebration saying that the fee has nothing to cover, assuring that the fee would make accessible any doc the occasion requests.
INEC delays election leads to Abia and Enugu – Peter Obi
Peter Obi just lately frowned at INEC over what he described as the continual delay in releasing the governorship outcomes of Abia and Enugu States.
INEC had earlier suspended the coalition of leads to Abia over violence and the invasion of certainly one of its places of work in Abia.
Obi charged the electoral physique to launch the outcomes instantly saying the additional delay of announcement of outcomes would delay the fee’s intent and credibility of the election. He requested the fee to quick monitor the evaluate and quench the nervousness of Nigerians notably residents of the 2 states.
