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I wonder why a Governor who claimed that he has performed is still afraid of free and fair election?
The presidential and National Assembly elections in Akwa Ibom State were
systematically rigged, an insider anonymous group in INEC have alleged
in a petition to the chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega.
In fact, it is so bad that the results for the Governorship Election
have already been written for PDP, the group, “Concerned Staff of INEC,
Akwa Ibom State”, said in the petition dated April 6.
They said that the March 28 hoax was perpetrated by the State Governor,
Goodswill Akpabio, the Resident Electoral Commissioner and the
Commissioner of Police, in league with some staff of INEC, and detailed
how the election was rigged state-wide...
As of last
Monday, five days to the governorship and State Assembly election when
the petition itself was being written, the group said, “The Original
Copies of the Results Sheets for the April 11th, 2015 elections have
been handed over to the Governor to perfect yet another plan of rigging
the elections.”
They therefore urged Professor Jega to postpone Saturday’s governorship
and State Assembly elections in Akwa Ibom as there is a looming clash
between the major parties which may culminate in bloodshed and loss of
life.
They also called for the redeployment of the current Resident Electoral
Commissioner in Akwa Ibom State in favour of an incorruptible one, and
all Electoral Officers similarly redeployed to other States and
fresh/new Electoral Officers deployed to the State for Saturday’s
elections.
The petition alleges that the Resident Electoral Commissioner collected
from Governor Akpabio a whopping N2.5 billion, a Prado Jeep and other
items in bribes in exchange for allowing the governor to sit in his
office and write the election results he wanted without sending any
electoral materials to the respective Units and Local Government Areas.
Full text of the petition:
6 April 2015
Prof. Attahiru JegaNational ChairmanIndependent National Electoral Commission, Abuja
Dear Sir,
PETITION AGAINST GOVERNOR GODSWILL OBOT AKPABIO, CON AND HIS COHORTS
ON THE CONDUCT OF THE MARCH 28,2015 PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONSIN AKWA IBOM STATE
We wish to express our profound gratitude to you on the way you
conducted the Presidential and National Assembly Elections held on 28th
March, 2015. This goes to attest to the fact that you meant well for
Nigeria and Nigerians when you promised to give the people the best in
the 2015 elections.
1. However, despite your consistent warnings against fraudulent
practices during the elections, Akwa Ibom State Governor, in
connivance/collaboration with the State PDP Chairman, the Resident
Electoral Commissioner, the Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State,
and, indeed, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff
notably, the Electoral Officers, SPOs and Ad-Hoc Staff who, probably may
not have been those employed and trained by your INEC, but employed by
the State Government (Cultists/Thugs armed to their teeth), perpetrated
fraud in a magnitude that was unimaginable, hence this petition.
2. i) That the Resident Electoral Commissioner collected from the
Governor of the State a whopping amount of N2.5 billion, a Prado Jeep
and other items and specifically instructed the Governor, Chief Godswill
Akpabio, CON to sit in the office and write the election results
without sending any materials(sensitive materials) to the respective
Units and Local Government Areas.
ii) Sensing that this plan would definitely arouse the curiosity of the
major stakeholders in the State, both opted for the second option. It is
a known fact that before 28th March, 2015 elections, the sensitive
materials, notably, the Original Result Sheets meant for the State were
handed over to the Governor by the Resident Electoral Commissioner for
completion at the Governor's House, to be announced by the Commissioner -
a practice which is not in conformity with the laid down procedures of
conducting,collating, compiling and announcing of results.
iii) That as a matter of policy by INEC to deploy all male indigenous
Electoral Officers to other areas, leaving behind female indigenous
Electoral Officers was a misguided policy and should be
revisedimmediately for the sake of the 11th April elections in Akwa Ibom
State in particular. It may interest you to know that the female
indigenous Electoral Officers left in State are even worst than their
male counterparts.
iv) That materials were not sent to so many areas in the State
considered to be the strongholds of opposition parties like APC, Labour
Party, Accord Party, etc. and where such materials were sent it was
accompanied with photocopies of the Result Sheets,some areas, none at
all thereby leading to beating up the Original Ad-hoc Staff employed by
INEC resulting in inflicting serious wounds on them. It would also
interest you to know that many Ad-hocstaff, including Corpers deployed
to the Units died in the event as they were seriously manhandled by the
electorates.
v) That the materials, instead of being sent to the Polling Units, were
sent to the houses of some notable PDP Stalwarts by the Electoral
Officers at the instance/instruction of the Resident
ElectoralCommissioner, the Governor and the Commissioner of Police.
These materials were duly escorted by the Police to the respective
residences of the Party Stalwarts as indicated below:
(a) In Oron axis, all the materials were escorted to the residence of
Mrs. Akon Eyakenyi (Hon. Minister of Lands and Housing) along
Secretariat Road, Oron. Princess Felicia Bassey's residence along
Uyo-Oron Road (PDP House of Assembly Candidate).
(b) The materials meant for Uyo were escorted by the Police and diverted
to Mr. Enobong Uwah's residence (a serving Commissioner in the State)
(c) In Ibiono Ibom/Itu Local Government Areas, materials were diverted
(escorted) to Mr. Bassey Albert Akpan's residence (Uyo Senatorial
District Candidate for PDP).
(d) Materials meant for Ikot Ekpene, Essien Udim, Obot Akara were
escorted by the Police and diverted to Governor Godswill Akpabio's
residence in Ukana.
(e) Materials meant for Nsit Ubium Local Government Area were diverted to Senator Effiong Bob's residence.
(f) Materials for Abak axis were escorted and diverted to Mr. Aniekan Umanah's residence (a serving Commissioner in the State).
(g) Materials meant for Onna/Mkpat Enin Local Government Areas were
diverted to Mr. Udom Emmanuel's residence (PDP Governorship Candidate).
Materials meant for most LocalGovernment Areas were diverted to the
houses of PDP Stakeholders in those areas.
3. You may agree with me that the elections in the State were marred with high frequency fraud.
vi) That members of the Civil Defence that were meant to oversee the
conduct of the election became accomplice and some who could not concede
to their antics were driven out of the premises where these materials
were taken to.
NEW PLANS TOWARDS 11TH APRIL ELECTIONS
(i) That as I am writing to you now, the Original Copies of the Results
Sheets for the April 11th, 2015 elections have been handed over to the
Governor to perfect yet another plan of rigging the elections.
(ii) Plan to kill so many that would want to raise a voice against their planned action is in top gear.
(iii) Plans to reduce the materials meant for areas known to be the
strongholds of opposition parties like APC, Labour, Accord Parties, etc.
have been concluded and perfected by the ResidentElectoral Commission
(REC) and Electoral Officers as series of meetings have been held in
this regard.
(iv) Areas considered to be volatile during the elections, MUST not be given materials at all.
OUR PRAYERS
(1) That the Governorship election and House of Assembly election should
be postponed as indices on ground posits that there would be a serious
clash between PDP and other opposition parties which may culminate into
loss of many lives and bloodshed.
(2) That the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom State should
be deployed and a new one who is corrupt-free be deployed to Akwa Ibom
for the sake of this election of 11th April.
(3) That all the Electoral Officers in the State should be deployed to
other States and fresh/new Electoral Officers deployed to the State for
the purpose of 11th April, 2015 elections.
(4) That the Akwa Ibom people are aware of the antics of the current
Resident Electoral Commissioner and are poised to set ablaze INEC
Office. His safety, as a matter of fact, is not guaranteed.
Please Sir, act now and fast too, for 'a stitch in time saves nine.
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Concerned Staff of INEC, Akwa Ibom State
