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#ANAMBRADECIDES: PDP wants Obiano disqualified for campaigning at polling unit
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the disqualification of Governor Willie Obiano from the ongoing governorship election in the state.
The party on its official twitter handle on Saturday accused the governor of campaigning openly during the elections at his polling unit, in contravention of the electoral laws.
The party said, “Governor Willie Obiano and Gubernatorial Candidate of the @ApgaHQ was seen campaigning openly at his polling unit. This is a violation of electoral law. We call for @inecnigeria to disqualify him from the contest”.
Another handle belonging to the PDP, ‘PDP Vote and Stay’, also alleged that INEC result sheets were seen at an hotel in Abuja.
Read also: #ANAMBRADECIDES: TMG deploys 150 observers, as tension raises voters’ apathy
According to the handle, “What is INEC RESULT Sheets doing at ROCK VIEW HOTEL ABUJA ?
CAN SECURITY AGENTS investigate ROOM 309 of ROCK VIEW HOTEL, ABUJA RIGHT NOW?”
The election which was characterized by voter apathy witness different turnouts in different parts of the state.
While some areas witnessed fairly large turnout with election materials arriving on time, there was low turnout in other parts, with electoral officers seen sitting idly.
Officials of the Department of State Services have arrested a man for trying to buy votes during the election, as there were allegations that some political parties’ agents were sharing cash, slippers, and cooked rice among other items in efforts to sway the electorates.
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Anita Kingsley
November 18, 2017 at 6:02 pm
I expected frustrated PDP to come up with different accusations and they did, The party will never change, instead of focusing on how to get the very best of the election, they are busy looking for flaws
Animashaun Ayodeji
November 18, 2017 at 6:26 pm
PDP can be useless at times, how can Anambra State election result be in Abuja? The party even went as far as giving hotel room number, I find this hilarious, because no matter how corrupt Nigeria may be, such can never happen
JOHNSON PETER
November 18, 2017 at 6:50 pm
Election rigging is going on silently now in anambra state, I just pray that the magic hands of apc won’t change the outcome of the result in favour of Nwokoye
seyi jelili
November 18, 2017 at 7:06 pm
I know it’s Peter Obi inciting this, but the fool is a failure, and for election sheet in Abuja at Rock view hotel, the election sheets are rocking the hotel to celebrate their victory. Naija, I dey hail
yanju omotodun
November 18, 2017 at 7:33 pm
They no dey fail o, election sheets that ought to be in anambra has developed wings and flew to room 309 rocking rock view hotel
Balarabe musa
November 18, 2017 at 7:13 pm
How do they get to know that inec result sheets are in room 309 , this simply means both party are having skeleton in their cupboards
yanju omotodun
November 18, 2017 at 7:32 pm
Election in Nigeria is just mumbo jumbo