By Okechukwu Jombo
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu said on Monday that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has failed the integrity test with its handling of last Saturday’s governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections in the country.
Ayu, at a press conference in Abuja, lamented that the results of the Saturday’s elections, so far released, are not reflecting voter choices.
He accused INEC officials of conniving with chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and security agents to swindle the PDP out of its deserving electoral victories.
Ayu, a former University Don, said, “From the results obtained by our Party and Independent Observers directly from the Polling Units, the PDP recorded sweeping victory in most of the States where the elections were held.”
“Sadly, the announced results are not reflecting voter choices.
“Once more, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has failed the integrity test.
“Its officials have connived with chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and security agents to swindle the PDP out of its deserving electoral victories”, he stated.
Continuing, he said, “Of particular note is the brazen plot by the APC and INEC to alter the results of the Adamawa State Governorship election already won by the PDP Candidate, Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, and give undeserving victory to the candidate of the APC.
“This is unacceptable. It is the rape of democracy, a frustration of the popular will. We will not accept such a travesty of justice”, he said.
