Former Akwa Ibom State governor, Obong Victor Attah, has disclosed that he was denied voting in his Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area ward.
Attah, disclosed this when he spoke with journalists at his Shelter Afrique residence, Uyo, on Saturday, explaining that when he wanted to vote, he was told that some men had come to the centre and carted away all election materials, including card readers.
He said: “The experience that I had today is one that I want to pray and hope will soon be on Channels Television. I got to my unit a little before 10am with my PVC in my hand and I looked round, the whole place was empty except for the people who came out to vote. I didn’t see any INEC staff.
“I asked about where they were. The people told me that they were hiding somewhere. So, at last, we found them. When they arrived, I told them that my name is Obong Victor Attah, former governor of Akwa Ibom State. I have come to vote, so I will like to do my accreditation.
“They said, ‘Sorry sir, it is not possible’. I asked them why it was not possible. They told me that at the distribution of electoral material centre, some people came with machete and guns, which they shot in the air. They carted away all the election materials, including the INEC card readers.
“Not just my unit, many other units in my area. They (INEC) arrived there without any electoral materials and card readers.
“As soon as I finished talking to them and I wanted to leave, a police van ran to me. There were four police people in the van. A woman police introduced herself as the Police Public Relations Officer; and with her were a still cameraman and a driver?
“I asked her if she heard of what the INEC employee said. She said no. I repeated what had transpired between me and the INEC employee. What she said to me, was, ‘please tell your people not to make trouble.’” .
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