By Stellamaries Amuwa, Abuja
A Group known as the Kogi Conscience Liberation Movement (KCLM), has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to move all sensitive materials used during the recent off season governorship election from the State to Abuja where the Tribunal has relocated to.
The call was made by the National Secretary, Kogi Conscience Liberation Movement, Comrade Okpanachi Jacob
during a press conference yesterday in Abuja.
Jacob who pointed out that such materials were allegedly not safe since the Tribunal was no longer sitting in Kogi State adding that
staff of the Tribunal had been attacked on several occasions in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
Comrade Jacob alleged security breach in the State and called for an urgent intervention of the security agencies and overhaul of the security apparatus in Kogi State, emphasizing the need for security agents to avoid being involved in politics to ensure the lives of the people were safeguarded.
Comrade Jacob advised that all allegations of electoral malpractices be addressed to avoid ripples effects in other States in forthcoming elections.
He said, “Tribunal officials were attacked on the way to the office. Armed men just pounced on the officials. They robbed them of everything. They took away all the documents that were in the car. Copies of petitions and personal belongings, official receipts, processes like subpoena, official stamps, were all stolen.
“Generally, thugs are frustrating the job and the lives of our officials are at stake, making it difficult to work there.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Usman Ododo, as the winner of the November 11 governorship
election ahead of his Social Democratic Party (SDP) challenger, Murtala Ajaka.
