AWKA—SCORES of women from various
parts of the state who protested, yesterday,
over the conduct of Anambra governorship
poll on Saturday, had a rough deal at the
headquarters of the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, as they were
dispersed with tear gas canisters by the
police attached to the commission.
The women, who marched through some
streets in Awka and ended up at INEC head
office were calling for total cancellation of
the election.
Some of them carried placards that read
“Anambra not for sale,” “No election was
conducted in Anambra,” and “We want
fresh poll not supplementary poll.”
As the women ran for their dear lives, two
of them fainted and they were helped out by
their colleagues.
Their leader, Mrs. Tina Akonobi, said that
they were at the commission’s office to
“mourn for the disaster, destruction, doom,
robbery and fraud that took place on the
November 16.”
She said: “The election was a sham aimed at
insulting the integrity, intelligence and
intellectual ability of the people of the state
and Nigeria in general.
“INEC brought a fraudulent register three
days to election where they removed names
of voters whose names start with the letter
‘O” like Okonkwo and Okeke at Idemili.
“They brought fraudulent people to conduct
election here; it was a scam and destruction
of a generation and Igboland.
“We are calling for the cancellation and
resignation of Professor Attahiru Jega for
the doom that is impending because this is
what will happen in 2015.”
A retired school principal, Mrs. Efem Ifacy,
said “we over trusted Jega and he has
disappointed us.”
According to her, the Saturday election has
created a situation where brothers fear
brothers, saying that it was a sign of socio-
political divide to come among the people.
She alleged massive inducement of voters by
political parties even in the presence of
security operatives especially at Umuogwalu,
Ward four, in Awka South where she voted.
According to her, many people did not vote
in many areas due to non availability of
election materials and accuesed the INEC
chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega of
betraying the people of Anambra State. SOURCE:VANGUARD

those women come from osun state and not from anambra state.