By Amos Odeh,Yenagoa
The members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Koluama in Southern-Ijaw Constituency 4 have appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the results of the Saturday 9, 2019 state House of Assembly elections in the area.
They alleged that the exercise was marred with irregularities, ballot snatching and use of armed thugs to subvert the wish of APC candidate.
They said that their call was premised on the activities allegedly perpetrated by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) thugs led by relations of leaders of PDP in the area.
Addressing a press conference in Yenagoa, the chairman of APC Ward 17, David Sense, and the APC Ward 17 Agent had alleged that the ward materials arrived Koluama 2 – the RA Centre – at about 11.19am on Friday and the PDP thugs came and carted them away.
They further alleged that the thugs were armed and, hence there were no elections in SILGA ward 17 also there were no elections in ward 16 as materials were hijacked by PDP gunmen and brought to Koluama 2 for writing of results.
They further stated that the military were informed of the development as one of the SPOs was under threat to sign the fake results written and the intervention of the military later led to the rescue of SPO under threat .
“We therefore call on INEC to cancel the entire results of SILGA wards 17 and 16 because the electoral materials were snatched at gun point by thugs of PDP and results entered by PDP members at Koluama 2.”
