Abia State Labor Party gubernatorial candidate Alex Otti has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of manipulating the state’s election results.
Speaking to reporters at a news conference in Umuahia on Saturday, Otti claimed that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) compromised with INEC staff and security agencies to manipulate the election results.
He claimed a landslide victory for the LP in areas where election results had been uploaded to the INEC results portal.
However, the economist accused the PDP of conspiring to change the election results in Aba North, Aba South and two LGAs.
He said: “In almost all of the results that have been uploaded and published, Labor has won in a landslide. Unfortunately, the PDP government has refused to let some of the results stand. employees.
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“I would like to take this opportunity to appeal to the Federal Government, especially the Chairman of INEC, to ensure that the right thing is done in Abia State. INEC has made it clear that BVAS will be used for voting in this election.
“I expect that any result that is not from BVAS accreditation will not be accepted. So I hope the INEC chairman will prevail in this situation and make sure the right thing is done.”
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