The Edo State
chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused Governor Adams Oshiomhole
of allegedly using his Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir el-Rufai, to influence
the postponement of the governorship election in order to buy time to rig the
poll.
The Independent
National Electoral Commission had, last Thursday, postponed the election from
September 10 to September 28, citing security reports received by the Nigeria
Police Force and the Department of State Security over threats by insurgents to
cause violence during the exercise.
The Edo State PDP
chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, at a press briefing on Wednesday in Benin, claimed
that the party received information from the Government House that the Kaduna
State governor allegedly influenced a national commissioner of the INEC to
postpone the election.
El-Rufai is the
Deputy Chairman of the National Campaign Council of the APC for the Edo State
governorship election.
However, the Edo
State Government has denied the allegations, adding that the PDP is jittery
over the election.
The spokesperson for
INEC in Edo, Mrs. Priscilla Imoudu-Sule, also dismissed the allegations.
Imoudu-Sule, who
spoke to our correspondent on the telephone said, “I want to say that the
electoral oficers have been very busy retrieving their materials from their
camp. Also, they have brought their card readers for fresh reconfiguration.
“So, all those
things anybody is saying are not from here; they are just their imagination. I
would rather advise that they go and campaign for the remaining two weeks and
make up for that time. They should leave the administrative issues for INEC
alone.” PUNCH
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