FCT: LP candidate kicks as INEC cancels senatorial results from Abaji, Bwari

The Senatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Hajia Ireti Kingibe has alleged plot to rig election following the cancellation of results form polling units in Bwari and Abaji Area Councils by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Recall that INEC’s Collation Officer in charge of senatorial election in the FCT, Professor Sani Saka said over-voting was the reason for the cancellation of the results from the two Area Councils.

It was gathered that the total number of accredited voters was 21,473, while the number of vote cast stood at 21,903.

Professor Saka said “the total number of valid voters cast is more than the number of accredited votes, we are cancelling this result for over-voting.

Kingibe while speaking with journalists at her residence said due to error on the total vote cast, the returning officer alleged over-voting and cancelled election results in the Area Councils.

“I am being told that the person that was writing the result 2 plus 2 equal to 5, the judges said it is over voting, the electoral officer said it is an error from from that person whether he did it on purpose or accidentally, all the results sheet shows that there was no over voting in any of the polling units, so how can you now cancel all the Area Councils”, she said.

While alleging that thugs attacked some collation centres without being arrested, she said she will stand her ground and ensure that the right thing is done.

“I am going to the collation centre to let them know that we are not standing for this, we have watched them, they cancel polling units where we are strong, thugs go to INEC collation centre, the tear electoral materials.

“Thugs went to Gwarimpa collation centre, they attacked the people there, they tore presidential result sheets, they went away.

“Fortunately, the Returning Officer had most of the results with her. They have been looking for reasons to cancel Osuma, Bwari, those are all our strongholds, they couldn’t, then suddenly they found an error on the total votes, they said it is over voting, the Electoral Officer told them it is not over voting, it is an error on from whoever wrote it, you cannot penalise the candidate for it, look at the result sheet, you will see that there is no over voting on any of them, they said it is not their job to look at result sheets, what kind of a country are we in.

“What the establishment and the people in charge of this country are looking for, if they are not careful they will find it because those of us at the bottom have heard enough.

“When we complain about anything they will say we should go to the poll, we have gone to the polls, they are still insisting that it is not good enough. The will of the people must prevail”, she said.