Politicians steal result sheets, risk lives of INEC staff – Amaechi warns

The statesmanlike moving mate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused politicians of stealing effect sheets astatine portion level during polls.

Amaechi warned that politicians bargain effect sheets astatine the hazard of the lives of ad-hoc unit of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Addressing a radical of youths, the erstwhile Rivers State politician said: “On the time of predetermination successful your Ward and successful your Unit, you  decorativeness voting, you basal for the counting. I person been a person each my life, I person ne'er worked anyplace before.

“I near assemblage successful 1987 and joined authorities that aforesaid year, truthful you won’t thatch me, portion level is wherever they vote.

“Politicians bargain effect sheets astatine the portion level risking the beingness of the INEC adhoc officer. As helium comes, amusement america the effect expanse oregon you are not going due to the fact that politicians don’t attraction astir your life, immoderate parents indispensable halt their children who privation to beryllium adhoc staff.”

He charged Nigerians to ever importune connected their votes being counted astatine the polling units during elections.

He added: “If determination is simply a effect sheet, we volition queue up and erstwhile they decorativeness counting, if you don’t upload it you are not going

“If we decorativeness the predetermination and determination are 1 cardinal persons successful beforehand of INEC and spot maine if you bash each these, ADC tin mobilize 1 cardinal radical to INEC office.