The All Progressives Congress (APC) has picked holes in the Anambra state gubernatorial election held on Saturday, calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct fresh elections in four local government areas of the state where it observed glaring irregularities.
The opposition party in a statement issued in Lagos by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, lamented massive disenfranchisement in four local government areas namely: Idemili North, Idemili South, Awka South and Ihiala.
Mohammed therefore, enjoined INEC not to declare the results yet pending when fresh elections are conducted in those areas considered to be APC stronghold.
The statement reads, “In Idemili North, which has the highest number of registered voters at 173,832, voting materials did not arrive as 2 pm, when voters ought to have cast their votes.
“In Idemili South, with registered 85,731 voters, several qualified voters were disenfranchised as their names did not appear on the voters’ register.
“In Awka South, with 118,312 registered voters, the names of APC supporters were expunged from the voters’ register and in Ihiala, massive fraudulent practices were recorded at Uli Ward 1 polling unit and Umuchima polling unit 14
”Aside from Ihiala Local Government Area, the three local councils above comprise 377, 875 of the total 1, 784, 536 registered voters,” APC spokesperson said.
