APC ‘uncovers’ ploy to rig elections in Abia

Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has uncovered ongoing secret exercise where eligible Abia electorate are being deceived to present their permanent voter cards’ serial numbers so as to be off ered employment opportunities.
The party described the exercise as fraud being carried out secretly by some political elements to rig the 2019 elections in the state.
The party state Publicity Secretary, Comrade Benedict Godson, who alerted the public to be wary of act that demands the presentation of the PVCs to unauthorised persons, also advised the public against disclosing the serial numbers of their permanent voter card.
“It is part of the evil machination by enemies of democracy to hijack electoral process in Abia come 2019.
From our ongoing investigation, the government is going about taking people’s PVC in the name of giving employment to them while they are copying the PVC serial numbers to rig 2019 election in Abia.
It is wrong.
We condemn it in totality”, he said.
However, in a swift reaction, the Special Adviser to the Abia state Governor on Media, Ugochukwu Emezuo, dismissed the APC’s allegation describing it as untrue.
“It is not true as far as PDPled government in the state is concerned.
They are making baseless allegation.
And I know that they seeking attention.
You know PDP is the ruling party in Abia state.
So, anybody that wants to create relevance around himself, all he need to do is pour allegation.
“We are not distracted by such allegation.
What we are focused on delivering democracy dividends to the people of Abia state, not responding to baseless allegations,” he added.

 

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