From Everest Ezihe, Owerri
Worried by reported cases of intimidation, harassment and disenfranchisement of most voters in Imo State during the Presidential and National Assemblies elections, Labour Party(LP),in the State has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately remove the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Sylvia Agu and all Electoral Officers and SPOs in the state. accusing them of masterminding the anti vices.
In a press conference in Owerri, Chairman of the party in the state, Dr. Ambrose Onyekwere, submitted that Labour Party has rejected in advance all results for the House of Assembly elections scheduled for March 11, 2023, if conducted by the current REC in the state.
Dr. Onyekwere said the election was marred by late arrival of voting materials at the polling units, non conduct of election at many polling units, deliberate subversion of electoral process by INEC officials, manipulation of BVAS, and intimidation and harassment of voters.
The chairman stated that elections did not hold in seven out of the 11 electoral wards in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo North Senatorial Zone, but said INEC was about declaring the senatorial and House of Representatives candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress, as winners of the elections.
Onyekwere maintained that Labour Party, from the outcome of the elections, won landslide from presidential to House of Representatives.
He stated that the failure of INEC to upload the results in its portal has raised concerns and shown the insincerity of the electoral umpire.
