The order handed down by the Inspector General of Police, Sulaimon Abba, asking voters not to stay back at polling booths after voting, has drawn the ire of the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Hon. Solomon Adeola.
He described the order as a plot to rig the election and undermine people’s determination for change.
Adeola, who is the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Lagos West Senatorial District, disclosed this on Friday at a town hall meeting at Agege as part of his final campaign tour.
Adeola said that the people have to protect their votes by getting the result of the election at their various polling units before leaving, adding that the 2015 elections are about the future of Nigeria and voters must ensure that their future is jealously protected against those that want to rig election.
“We are talking about our future and laying foundation for good governance. I urge you not to leave until your votes are counted and ensure that your vote counts. Anything short of this is a ploy to rig at the polling booths and we will resist such. This election is about our future and we are ready to protect our future through this landmark election,” he said.
According to Adeola, the people have to complement whatever unbiased protection the Police gives to ensure that vote counts, adding that APC as a party are not riggers of elections and that the party was not asking the Police to rig for it but to help protect votes and ensure it counts.
“I am sure that no part of our Electoral law supports the IGP order as results of election must be counted and announced at the polling unit to the hearing of all.
In addition, some polling units are located in densely populated areas and asking voters to leave voting center may be asking them to vacate their home or neighbourhood. It will not work and the IGP is advised to rescind the order if there is no agenda behind it”, he stated.
According to the APC candidate, the PDP government had failed the nation in all sectors in the last 16 years with the last six years being the worst part, adding that it was time for Nigeria to vote for change and end PDP misrule.
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