From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
As the people of Kogi state are eager to know the out come of the last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly election results officially, the Kogi state Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has warned INEC over alleged plot with Governor Bello to subvert the will of Kogites.
The Kogi State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council also warned on the danger of upturning the wishes and aspirations of the people as reflected in the last Saturday’s elections.
In a statement signed by Bode Ogunmola, secretary PDP PCC, confirmed that the results of the elections so far at the disposal of INEC had shown that the PDP having won in the Presidential, all Senatorial districts and federal constituency elections is worried that the governor is working in connivance with INEC to manipulate the results.
The PDP PCC who claimed that the party’s presidential candidate won landslide in the state, said the party’s victory in the three senatorial districts and nine federal constituencies is a matter that is already in the public domain and warned against tempering with the results.
The PDP pointed out that all polling units results in its possession, as gotten through its agents, certified by all the returning officers put the PDP in the lead in the elections, lamented that presently governor Yahaya Bello, is fraudulently trying to change figures to suit his whims.
The PDP PCC says Sen. Dino Melaye won in seven local government areas of the constituency, in the three federal constituencies, the party disclosed too that it has equally won in two out of the federal constituencies in the West, Lokoja/ Kogi, Kabba/ Bunu and Ijumu.
The PDP further disclosed that having made a good showing in the East, raised the alarm that the Bello is currently working with INEC and security personnel operating from collation centres all in an attempt to frustrate the decision made by the people, warning the governor not to set the state on fire by his desperation.
The PDP PCC says the fraudulent election in the Central Senatorial District where results were outrightly written cannot stand, adding that it has evidence of widespread malpractice where results were just entered in to form ECA on the governor’s prompting.
The PDP PCC therefore called on the Kogi state REC, Prof James Apam, not to allow himself to be used, warning that changing figures and results as alleged is being contemplated by the APC led administration court lead to ceaseless crisis if not checked.
The PDP PCC also Called on its members, polling agents to keep their duplicate results sheets intact, and also asked the public to protect the public results displayed on all walls at polling units, as the APC led administration wants to be clever by half.
The PDP PCC urged INEC to without further delay announced all the results won by the PDP, saying that it should not over stretch the peoples patience.
