PORT HARCOURT—
GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday, alleged that the Independent
National Electoral Commission, INEC, had handed over original
result sheets of
the coming rerun elections in Rivers State to
the former governor of the state and Minister of Transportation,
Rotimi Amaechi.
But reacting
swiftly, Ameachi, through his Media Office, said: “This new wild, baseless
allegation by Governor Wike is a cheap ploy by a failing garrulous man to
intimidate and harass INEC into doing his bidding and whip up public sentiment
against All Progressives Congress, APC, its candidates for the elections and
the President Buhari administration, ahead of the December 10, re-run elections
in Rivers State. “We know his game. This is an old worn out trick that will
certainly fail. Wike is scared,
profoundly afraid; this is why he is telling these spurious lies. He knows he
will lose at the polls, if the election is free and fair. Amaechi has no
business with any result sheets for the coming elections and has nothing to do
with Sheriff or the self-imposed woes and travails of PDP.”
Similarly, the
electoral body has dismissed the allegations as unfounded. The state Resident
Electoral Commissioner, REC, Elder Aniedi Ikoiwak, told Vanguard on phone that
he was not aware of such development, noting that result sheets for the
election had not even been printed. However, Governor Wike, who spoke while
flagging- off the construction of Ulakwo II Afara Nihi road in Etche Local
Government, claimed it was Amaechi that made the disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting of Rivers APC
leaders. While boasting that he was in possession of the proceedings of the
alleged Abuja meeting of the APC, he said:
“While we are working for the people of Rivers State to convince them to
vote for us, the APC is busy working with INEC to rig the rerun elections.
Amaechi told them at the meeting that Sheriff is working for them (APC ) and
that they have finished PDP.” Sheriff
cannot finish PDP, he can only finish himself. “On December 10, follow your
results bumper to bumper. Don’t allow anyone to swap results.”
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