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The superior elections of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, successful immoderate parts of Abia State connected Friday, witnessed allegations of rigging, disenfranchisement and diversion of predetermination materials.
The alleged irregularities took spot successful Bende section authorities area, Aba South and Ohafia, wherever enactment members, INEC officials and aspirants were near successful confusion.
At Uzuakoli civic hall, venue for Bende, aspirants for assorted offices were near successful vexation arsenic the Returning Officer was alleged to person abandoned the aspirants and jumped into the car of an aspirant and zoomed off.
The gross to the Uzuakoli civic hallway was besides locked to forestall a assemblage of voters from gaining entranceway into the hall.
A State House of Assembly aspirant for Bende South constituency, Ikpechukwu Emeka Loveday, claimed that 2 Returning Officers who collected predetermination materials from the State bureau of NDC successful Umuahia, disappeared with the materials.
“It is not astir me; it is astir the systemic disenfranchisement of thousands of Bende radical who came retired to take their preferred candidates successful the elections,” helium said.
In Aba North, Aba South and Aba Central, the workout witnessed allegations of attempted imposition of candidates, usage ...
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