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The PDP spokesperson,
Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, repeated the party s accusation that the APC was sponsoring the attacks so as to frustrate the smooth conduct of the 2023 general elections. In response on Tuesday evening, APC spokesperson,
John James Akpanudoedehe, said the accusation was senseless and reckless . He said the APC has no reason to destroy the democratic process that brought it to power, and pointed the finger for the attacks at PDP. The PDP should address itself to the reality that it stands rejected by the electorates, its undemocratic plan is ill-fated and will fail woefully, Akpanudoedehe said.
The PDP spokesperson,
Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, repeated the party s accusation that the APC is sponsoring the attacks to frustrate the smooth conduct of the 2023 general elections. He said APC leaders are hoping to damage the nation s democracy because they have realised Nigerians will not choose them in the next general elections. Ologbondiyan noted that the failure of the APC-led Federal Government to protect INEC facilities proves its allegations against the party. It is despicable that having realized that it has no place in the 2023 election, given its abysmal failure in governance, APC leaders are seeking to set our country ablaze and truncate our hard-earned democracy, the statement read.
INEC office on fire in Anambra
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Awka, Anambra State capital, is currently on fire. Suspected militants of the outlawed Independent.
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Mon May 24 2021
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Awka, Anambra State capital, is currently on fire.
Suspected militants of the outlawed Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) broke into the office on Sunday night.
They had engaged security operatives in a gun battle before setting the office on fire.
The development comes five months to the gubernatorial election in the state.
More than 10 offices of the electoral body have been torched since suspected IPOB militants launched a campaign of violence against security formations and government establishments.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised an alarm over the attacks on its facilities. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, expressed concern after an emergency meeting in Abuja on Monday. ‘Dining with the devil’: How villagers co-habit with bandits 4 policemen, 44 others killed in fresh gun […]