APC, in a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Mr. Issac Adagbo in Warri yesterday, accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of colluding with the police and other security agents alongside Delta State Independent Electoral Commission,DSIEC, to intimidate the people. APC said: “The run of the elections was against the promises on honour and personal integrity of the DSIEC Chairman, Mr. Moses Ogbe, who was at one time, Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos State. The PDP, fearing defeat, went on rampage with thugs, burning, maiming and killing. Over 36 cars were destroyed in Koko by the PDP army of violence. Many other properties were destroyed. In Isoko South and North, the violence unleashed saw many people hospitalized. The trail of sorrow, tears and bloodshed left behind by the PDP in the local government elections cannot be said to be in compliance with the law or in accord with the assurances given by the DSIEC Chairman that the mantra of one-man-one-vote would be upheld. APC therefore calls for the cancellation of the entire exercise at once.” Corroborating the APC, Ikimi, in a statement, said: “The just concluded local government elections in Delta State were shambolic, to say the least, as the entire process was chaotic, disorganized and mismanaged. Elections did not hold in many polling units covered by our coordinators, particularly in Uvwie, Ndokwa East and Ndokwa West Local Government Areas. However, in polling units where a resemblance of an election took place, same began late and in most cases, it was chaotic. In Ovwian, Ovwor-Olomu, Orhuwhorun, Kolokolo areas to mention a few, the exercise was characterized with thuggery and violence. The entire process was not a credible exercise. “The foregoing no doubt corroborates our numerous calls for the scrapping of all the 36 States Independent Electoral Commissions as they are truly not independent, hence we welcome the move by the National Assembly to amend the 1999 Constitution to pave way for the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct all future local government elections na
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 07:49:13 +0000
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