Akwa Ibom: APC, Army planning to rig – PDP

Akwa Ibom state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged plan to deploy military personnel to the state to aid the All Progressives Congress, APC in rigging the governorship and State assemblies polls on Saturday March 9.

The party in a statement entitled, “Army’s Show of Force: A Smokescreen for Election Rigging for the APC’ and signed by its Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the party appealed to the army to desist from partisan politics and to remain professional in line with its rules of engagement.

The statement which was made available to newsmen yesterday in Uyo reads, “The recent show of force and subsequent declaration of 10 “local Government areas as flash points by the Nigerian army is a veiled rigging plan for the APC. This plan we have learnt was hatched after the failure of the army to effectively intervene at the Ikot Ekpene collation center to save Senator Godswill Akpabio.

“This announcement is therefore a smokescreen to aid the Army high command to deploy military personnel to aid in the hijack of election materials in favour of the APC. As a party we are at a loss as to the foundation or basis for the declaration of those areas as flashpoints.

“It is common knowledge that no casualty was recorded in the last elections in Akwa Ibom state, unlike other states where scores of people were killed and maimed”

The party encouraged all Akwa Ibom people to on election day head out enmasse to their polling units and vote massively for the sustenance of the prevailing peace, the continuation of the prosperity and the comprehensive development that the Udom Emmanuel administration represents

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