Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has alleged that card reader for the conduct of governorship election in Okpoji community in Esan South-East local government was stolen by Peoples Democratic Party thugs.
Oshiomhole who made the allegation shortly after voting at 11:16 am at Iyamho primary school said he got the information from the traditional ruler of Okpoji community.
“I have received a report just now from the Onogie of Okpoji that PDP thugs went to remove the card reader in order to prevent the people of Okpoji from voting. So we are dealing with that because the people have a right to vote and that right cannot be compromised.
“INEC has a non-negotiable duty to ensure that the people of Okpoji vote. PDP don’t have a right to deny them but I don’t know how that happened because they are supposed to have enough security in every polling unit.
“And if you have security in every units and some rascals and hoodlums can still come and carry card reader then that raising a number of issues both on the part of INEC and security details to protect INEC, electoral materials and voters in the community”, he said.
The governor also alleged that a former House of Assembly member in the state fire gunshot sporadically at Emu community in Esan South-East local government area to scare away voters.
According to him, i also received a report that the former House of Assembly member in Emu, in Esan South- East local government area, this morning noticing that the people are not voting for PDP he opened fire and was shooting sporadically.
“I have drawn the attention of the police to ensure that gunmen whether local or imported are not allow to disrupt an exercise that would otherwise be a celebration of democracy. Every report I get I am monitoring to ensure that I pass it on to security agencies,” he stated
He however commended the new innovation of accreditation and voting simultaneously introduced by INEC into the electoral voting processes.
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