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Politics » Labor party supporters stormed the INEC office in Ebonyi. by: RobertGrant(m) .:. Tue, 28 Feb, 2023 - 01:37:26:am GMT

Over 100 supporters of the Labor Party, LP, especially in Abakaliki/Izzi and Ohaukwu/Ebonyi Federal Constituencies, on Monday protested against alleged rigging, mutilation of election results and political acquiescence by INEC officials in awarding numbers to All Progressives Congress candidates. , APC.

The protesters who stormed the INEC headquarters in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, demanded the annulment of the results that were allegedly awarded to APC candidates.

The protesters carried placards with various inscriptions such as Say no to the rigs”, The power of the people is greater than the people in power”, INEC should not play with our destiny” and Democracy is not a dictator's sport. "

Other signs include "Give us our victory", "Let democracy rule", "Say no to corruption", "Our votes must count" and "Say no to forgery".

The protesters, who spoke to journalists through Labor Party candidates for Abakaliki/Izzi and Ohaukwu/Ebonyi Federal Constituencies at INEC headquarters, called on President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerians in general to prevail on the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ebonyi State to do the right thing.

The Labor Party House of Representatives candidates for Abakaliki/Izzi and Ohaukwu/Ebonyi Federal Constituencies Emmanuel Eze and Prince Chibueze Agbo alleged that bad elements in INEC are trying to manipulate our results”.

Eze said: The election results from Abakaliki/Izzi Federal Constituency are yet to be declared. They kept messing up the results.

This is 48 hours after the elections were held. They are production numbers and we will not agree. Electoral officers for Abakaliki/Izzi and Ohaukwu/Ebonyi Federal Constituencies should tell us how much they have collected to frustrate the wishes of the masses.

I am the LP candidate for Abakaliki, Izzi Federal Constituency who won by a landslide. INEC must announce our results because the Labor Party, LP won the election.

Prince Chibueze Agbo, who is running for Ohaukwu, Ebonyi Federal Constituency, said: No one is happy with what is happening in Nigeria today. But I am glad that the masses everywhere are giving massive support to the Obident movement.

The few bad elements in INEC that are trying to thwart the wishes of the masses will never succeed. I know that together we will win back our mandate and victory. They (INEC) should not take the masses for granted. It is better to let the electoral revolution win than violence."

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