INEC remain problematic institution in Nigeria -Barr. Agbonwannegbe
By Elvis Omoregie
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Commissioner of Agriculture in Edo State Hon. Barr. Chris Agbonwannegbe, yesterday, berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on roles played in the just concluded general elections in the country.
Agbonwannegbe said due to what played out on the Presidential, National and States Houses of Assembly elections, it clearly shows that INEC remains a problematic institution in the country.
The former Commissioner made the assertion while speaking with journalists in Benin City, the State capital on the overview of the general elections.
According to him, while the deployment of materials to voting centers were early this time but the conclusion through the length and breadth of the country including Edo State was not good because INEC allowed thugs to steal ballot boxes and papers at the collations points without having solutions.
“INEC remained a problematic institution in this country. The deployment of materials to voting centers was very early this time around but their conclusion through the length and breadth of the country including Edo State wasn’t very good because they allowed thugs to be stealing ballots papers and collations papers at the collations points.
“You see, those collations are supposed to be manned with BVAS but those who new they were losing at every level, they must try to destroy it so that you don’t see it to compare and INEC allowed it to happen and they don’t have a solution for what happened if that situation happened.”
“There were very low turnout of voters particularly in Edo State on the House of Assembly elections arising from on the 25th of February elections people were thinking their votes will count at the beginning not knowing reverse will be the case so they feel there was no reason going out to vote again only the traditional voters came out to vote. What I mean by traditional voters, are those who are in politics rarely came out he said.”
He used the opportunity to thank Edo people for rally round their governor, Godwin Obaseki on the state assembly elections and for giving him victory over the threat of impeachment.
He also urged the governor to get more closer to the people because the power is with the people now that the people have saved him from the rantings of Adams Oshiomhole.
