The opposition political parties under the aegis of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), yesterday accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of burning election materials in offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in parts of the country they recognise as areas of strength of opposition.
CUPP said that the latest fire that erupted in INEC office in Anambra State was meant to stop election in that area in order to deny the Peoples Democratic Party of victory.
CUPP spokesperson, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, further alleged that there are also plans to burn INEC offices in order to make the election
inconclusive and weaken opposition base properties in Rivers, Kwara, Adamawa and some local governments in Kano.
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The opposition parties demand that elections be conducted manually in areas where election materials have been burnt.
“We have it on good authority that they are planning to burn down moreINEC offices and materials so that election can be declared inconclusive in the affected areas and therefore weaken the opposition.
“Part of their strategy is to either make elections inconclusive in the affected places and hold rerun elections on separate days so that
they can use security agents against opposition members.
“Why is it that military and policemen attached to these offices cannot stop these wicked people from burning down these offices if they are not part of the plan?
“We are aware that they are planning to carry out similar act in Rivers, Kwara, Adamawa and some local governments in Kano.The opposition hereby demands that elections be conducted manually in areas where election materials have been burnt’’.
