Benue South APC Primary: Collation officer petitions police over alleged fake result

The collation serviceman for the May 18, 2026, All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial superior predetermination successful Benue South, Dr Peter Sani Ochijele, has called connected the constabulary to analyse a disputed predetermination effect allegedly presented by 1 of the contestants, Hon. Nelson Godwin Onyilokwu Alapa.

Ochijele, done his lawyers, Paul E. Ikwe and Jeremiah O. Adoga, submitted a petition to the Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command, requesting an probe into alleged alterations successful the effect expanse and the signature purportedly bearing his name.

In the September 30, 2026 petition addressed to the constabulary commissioner successful Makurdi, the collation serviceman rejected the document, insisting that its contents were inconsistent with the results of the superior predetermination helium supervised.

Recounting however the workout was conducted, Ochijele disclosed that six aspirants contested the election, with results from the 9 section authorities areas brought unneurotic astatine the senatorial territory collation centre astatine Lux Haven Hotel, Otukpo.

He explained that aft receiving and collating the figures submitted by the 9 section authorities collation officers, helium presented the results to the National Assembly Primary Election Collation Officer, Alhaji Sabiu Saidu Mahuta.

Mahuta subsequently declared Dr Francis Ottah Agbo victor of the contention and returned him elected aft helium secured 58,760 votes.

The figures announced...