The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wants the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately arrest and prosecute INEC Presiding Officer (PO) in the Edo State Governorship election, Obozuwa Josephine, for allegedly brazenly allocating non-existent votes to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to a statement issued on Saturday by National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the election result sheet for Osholo Primary School Polling Unit, Weppa in Etsako East Local Government Area showed that whereas 213 voters were accredited, Obozuwa Josephine criminally and fraudulently allocated 352 votes to the APC, 52 to the PDP and one to the LP, giving a total of 406 as votes cast.
The statement added: “It is highly provocative that the INEC PO Obozuwa Josephine could be so compromised by the APC to audaciously and feloniously allocate unearned 352 votes to the APC above the 213 voters officially accredited in that Polling Unit.
“This reckless act by Obozuwa Josephine is reminiscent of the criminal conduct of the former Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mallam Hudu Ari, during the 2023 Governorship election in that State, which provoked violent protest by the people and nearly led to the loss of lives of INEC officials.
The PDP demanded that INEC effects the immediate arrest and prosecution of the indicted Presiding Officer Obozuwa Josephine, cancel the election in Osholo Primary School Polling Unit and take steps to address other such infractions in this election.
