P
OLITICS – Latest news report as the African People’s Party, has asked
the Anambra State governorship electoral tribunal to quash the victory of
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State at the just concluded governorship
election in the state.
In a petition filed before the
Tribunal dated 7th December, 2017 with reference no EPT/AN/Gov/01/2017, the
party is seeking to nullify the election and an order for fresh election over
allegations of substantial noncompliance with the Electoral Act.
This is just as it has hired top US
forensic expert, Joe Mackenzie and 4 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to
prosecute its case.
African Peoples Party is alleging
multiple thumb printing of ballot papers, false accreditations, manipulations,
bribery of electoral officers, adoption of corrupt practices multiple voting as
well as over voting.
Joined in the suit are Mr Willie
Obiano, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA and the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondent respectively.
The party, in a statement issued by
its Legal adviser, described Governor Obiano’s government as a caretaker
government and further advised him not to celebrate yet as the battle to give
Anambrarians a chance to choose their genuine leader.
“During the
election, there were cases of snatching and stuffing of ballot boxes cum
results by thugs/agents of the 1st and 2nd respondents and that the 3rd
respondent through its agents who served as Electoral officers, supervisory
officers, presiding officers and assistant presiding officers, herein referred
to as election officials, connived with the 1st and second respondents through
its agents, cronies and thugs to thereby admitted and recorded the illegality
obtained election results from the grossly mutilated results sheets, contrary
to the electoral act,” the petition stated in part.
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