Pay us our money or we’ll expose how you rigged March 28 elections – Compromised INEC ad hoc staffers threaten Rivers PDP



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A tsunami of crisis is set to sweep through the Rivers State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over its failure to pay agents it used to allegedly rig the March 28 Presidential and National Assembly elections in Rivers State. Those engaged, who were either a remnant of the pool of the ad hoc staffers the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had employed and trained but got converted by PDP, or the party’s band of militias and supporters enlisted to join in alleged massive thumb-printing and other electoral malfeasances committed by the party to snatch victory, have threatened a showdown if PDP officials and their field commanders continued to keep back the cash promised them. With the polls over, some of them who have brought their plight to the attention of The Neighbourhood alleged that their employer – PDP – has refused to pay them what they were promised.  
Narrating their circumstances to The Neighbourhood in Port Harcourt and other parts of Rivers State, the used-but-dumped election riggers alleged that rather than pay them the money promised prior to the fraud, the involved PDP leaders have taken to singing a different song. “They promised us huge cash to be paid on the election day even though to some of us, we didn’t want to be involved in their plans, but now, they are telling us stories. We won’t take it lying low with them unless they paid us”, the PDP rigging partners threatened.  

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The complainants, whose spread spans across the genders, further narrated the locations of their unholy engagements. The Neighbourhood would not publish their names for security and safety concerns but their accounts collaborate allegations of massive rigging made by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State.

One of the accusers whom The Neighbourhood simply identified as Sam narrated his plight.

“I was one of those who served as ad hoc staff for the March 28 Presidential and National Assembly elections. I was trained by INEC but a day to the elections, some PDP leaders in our area sent words to me inviting me to meet with them in the home of one of them(the cheated election rigger gave the name of the accused PDP chieftains but The Neighbourhood would not disclose their names at this point). They told me they wanted I and others who were to also serve as ad hoc staff to “co-operate” with them on the election day. When I asked them the type of “co-operation” they meant, they told me it was to join in thumb-printing on ballot papers on the election day.

“I was hesitant in agreeing with them but when I noticed they were becoming hostile, I accepted but not after they had promised to pay me N30,000.  So, on that day(election day), we were all driven to a house along Onne/Trailer Park road(in Eleme) which belongs to a PDP candidate. They brought the ballot papers and directed all of us to join in thumb-printing. We joined until they felt satisfied. There was no voting. But rather than pay me, they are now telling me stories”.

The cheated INEC ad hoc staffers disclosed that the men have engaged in lines of denial and are passing the bulk. “They now refer us from one person to another. Personally, I doubt their promise to pay after the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections. They said they would pay after the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections which they have told us would follow same style. They boasted they would win the governorship in the same manner they used in winning the March 28 one. But for me and others, we need our money now”.

Further investigations by The Neighbourhood showed that not only did the PDP chiefs turn their collaborators into milk cows but used them to achieve their plot at minimum cost. However, while they paid some whose wages for the rigging ranged from N5,000 to N8,000, they pocketed those whose wages were higher. Payments, it was further gathered, depended on size of Polling Unit and designation of an ad hoc worker.


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Choice...say I no talk am.....still yet Godwin####

Really sad. This corpers are putting the lives of their fellow corpers in risk for rigging the election.

Hmm, do they have any tenable evidence. Meanwhile, PDP has already lost, so, person wey dey for ground no dey fear fall again.
If dem make too much noise, they will be arrested and charge to court and their employer would deny them in court.

They should even be arrested.
That Jega too get sense, the man has calculated the whole scores, he come use rivers vote do bonanza for PDP, they still no see draw.

No one will open up to that. The whole story is a fake. Nobody wanted to be an accessory to crime. Na the same jail time so stop this nonsense.

Amechi should not repeat mistake he made during last election by not voting.

the truth shall prevail

so unfortunate..

I talk am

if you like expose them or not, GMB is the president

PDP beta pay up, no allow ad hoc open ur yansh for us o

Good for them!! Awon ode!! Let them expose themselves, let them end up in jail. Useless people, later we'll be shouting "youth" "youth". Already destroying the country at their young age

Dis op is high on cheap drugs, u wna expose dem In d 1st place na u go first slip for jail cos u v failed to do ur part nd mind u, d election rigging or bribery ws n all states, my frds in lag collected 15k frm apc, d ones n delta state collected 20k nd diff states, so pls kip shut bfor u put ur fellow corp members in trouble, u v nt finished april 11 elections nd u cryin for moni... Smh.. Nysc said selfless service... Pls be a patriotic nigerian

Busted

RockMaxi:

Nonsense, no payment for those unpatriotic adhoc staff. Why will they allow themselves to be used by the same politicians we all abuse of corruption.
They should keep shut or go to jail.

hey bro! I would have also cooperated too oo, Or else might get lynched perhaps even killed

The revelation will sink PDP,and can also implication the adhoc staffs...

Call me when other reputable media houses reports on it, then I shall contribute. For now, I refuse to be dragged into any argument this period by fake, unconfirmed, biased, hatred-filled, tribalised article etc especially by unknown media houses, blogs or other nairalanders 'stories'.

FYI, only an slowpoke will think that Nigerian election rigging is a 1 party thing.

Peace *deuces*

Na God catch u

Heard they are even protesting in Delta state.

They should pay them now at least Our Buhari has won

whether you expose them or not, God has vindicated us(team buhari).I blame u for allowing yourselves to be used as rigging wanton in the hands of the Peoples Devilish Party.(pdp)..but dont worry they will pay soon cos i heard some states have started receiving theirs.

smilingOnPole ......smilingOnPole ......

Expose what again
Its not like the election is still on...

The _{luckiest rigger} has already been declared winner.

Whether Apc rigged it or not, I had a 70% assurance that they'd win

So y'all be silent, except una wan go jail sha...

Better still go to church or mosque to confess


_{I no even know who rig pass sef}

If I were you @op, I go keep my mouth shot becos W̶̲̥̅̊ђA̶̲̥̅t you have done is a Crime
This is a treason able of fence because y๑บ betrayed our beloved country by selling out
Ur conscience .later if una sarve finish now una go dey blame tђε̲̣̣̣̥ govt for job non availability....
Bros abeg. Park well......apc don already win.... y๑บ don't have any case.

Raiders:
Really sad. This corpers are putting the lives of their fellow corpers in risk for rigging the election.

And diz must be d very reason dat corpers were targeted in d north, too bad

OMG! dude u sold ur future for N30,000.00 and u even get mouth to talk. poverty is truly a Bi*t h. u most be a disgrace to ur peers. and u couldn't even collect the money upfront. who ever born u must be hiding in shame. N30k! he wanted to destroy the future of Rivers for N30,000.00. Please is Anyone hearing this. N30k! still trying to understand how he plans to spend 30k in 4 yrs. cos that's his future. and if u ask him, he will claim" bad guy".

tempest69:
hey bro! I would have also cooperated too oo, Or else might get lynched perhaps even killed

you right i would have done dat too but he is claiming he did what he did for N30k not cos they held him at gun or knife point. cos if dey did he would not be on Nairaland demanding N30k

I knew quite alright what they did. I wanted to participate as an adhoc staff too but I withdrew cos I might not have been able to resist the temptation. What ppl should understand is that only God determines the fate of humans. Buhari's victory is a story for deep reflections, because it was against all odds , d lies,d documentary, d propaganda, the insults.

Pls we should endeavour to stand on the lane of honesty at all times and be ready to accept fate. So help us God

hmmm

SLIDEwaxie:
No one will open up to that. The whole story is a fake. Nobody wanted to be an accessory to crime. Na the same jail time so stop this nonsense.

true talk