According to an
anonymous group in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) , alleged
that Presidential and National Assembly elections in Akwa Ibom State were
systematically rigged.
In a petition dated
April 6th, to the INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega. the group, “Concerned Staff of
INEC, Akwa Ibom State”, 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.
Read the full
text of the petition below:
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,
Signed:
Concerned Staff of INEC, Akwa Ibom State
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