A shocking video recorded for
PREMIUM TIMES in Polling Units
009, 010 and 011 at Oniong West
Ward 1, Onna Local Government
Area of Akwa Ibom State, has
exposed an official of the
Independent National Electoral
Commission colluding with
supporters of the Peoples
Democratic Party in the area to rig
the presidential and national
assembly election in favour of the
party.
The ugly incident happened in the
village square – Ikot Eko Ibon
village – within the full glare of the
villagers.
Former Secretary to the Federal
Government, Obong Ufot Ekaette
and wife, Eme Ekaette, a former
senator, are from the area.
But they did not show up for
voting on Saturday. Some of those
who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES in
the area said the Ekaettes may
have stayed away from voting
because of their disappointment
with the PDP and Governor
Godswill Akpabio’s leadership style.
INEC officials were through with
voters’ accreditation as early as
1:30PM in the three units, but
refused to commence voting until
some PDP chieftains arrived
around 4pm.
The PDP chieftains, who apparently
were working in agreement with
the INEC officials in the units,
immediately ordered all the voters
to move away from the polling
centre.
In the midst of the confusion that
ensued, gunshot was fired within
the polling centre, prompting the
voters who were mostly old men
and women from the village to run
away to safety.
The PDP supporters then had a
field day thumb-printing ballot
papers, under the supervision of
INEC officials.
Security officials were not deployed in the three
units. It is unclear if it is deliberate to allow the
PDP supporters execute their plans without
molestation.
One of the INEC officials in the units told
PREMIUM TIMES he and his colleagues were
under pressure from their ‘boss’ to assist the
PDP win the elections, but didn’t however
explain who the boss was.
The PDP governorship candidate, Udom
Emmanuel, is from Onna Local Government
Area where the rigging captured on the video
took place.
In other parts of Akwa Ibom state, especially in
areas considered as APC strongholds, there
were reported cases of non-availability of
election result sheets at the polling units.
The APC governorship candidate, Umana
Umana objected to INEC accreditation and
election taking place in his ward at Ndiya, Nsit
Ubium Local Government Area, because
election result sheets were not available.
The Akwa Ibom state chapter of the APC has
petitioned INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega, calling
for fresh election in the state.
On Monday, the APC governorship candidate
led a peaceful protest to INEC office in Uyo
calling for the cancellation of the poll,
describing it as a farce.
The protesters stormed the INEC office while
the collation of the presidential election result
was going on.
Mr. Umana said the party would not accept the
results of Saturday’s elections held in the state.
He said the party, after a review of field reports
on the elections across the state, had come to
the conclusion that the elections be cancelled.
The People’s Democratic Movement’s candidate
for the House of Representatives (Ikot Ekpene
Federal Constituency), Anny Asikpo, has made
similar allegation of election result sheets not
being available during the election.
“We have 365 polling units, but as I speak to
you I have not seen nor know how the result
sheets for yesterday’s election look like because
everything was carted away by the PDP to an
unknown destination. There was no election in
Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District,” Dr. Asikpo told
a local radio station in Akwa Ibom State, Planet
FM, on telephone during a live phone-in
programme on Sunday.



Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=l8SdHmeqGfo


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I've seen this video, believe me it is sickening. High level of rigging. This video is REAL

Cc. Seun, ishilove, lalasticlala, Afam4eva, maclatunji, Ikenna351, OAM4J

This is trending already...

Even @APCNigeria tweeted it https://twitter.com/APCNigeria/status/582703491124191232?p=v

Cc. Seun, ishilove, lalasticlala, Afam4eva,
maclatunji, Ikenna351, OAM4J

here is the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8SdHmeqGfo

Really a shame, pathetic that INEC officials were part of this. The presiding officer got to know towards the end, that's why he stood up and covered the person recording