Ebonyi guber: Group alleges plot by INEC to pre-allocate 200,000 votes to Ogbuoji

Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki

The Divine Mandate Organisation for the re-election of Governor David Umahi in the 2019 governorship election, Monday, alleged that it had uncovered plans by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in collaboration with the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Sonni Ogbuoji has concluded arrangement to pre-allocate 200, 000 votes ahead of the forthcoming poll. The organisation, in a statement issued in Abakaliki by the Chairman, Divine Mandate Campaign on Strategy, Chief Emmanuel Igwe, alleged that the plot would be done “through printing of Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs by one senatorial candidate of APC (names withheld) in one of the North Central States whose company is been used to perfect the impunity.” According to him, the Security agencies should know that any attempt to subvert the will of Ebonyi People will be a call to anarchy. The statement read in part: “It has come to my knowledge the devilish plan of the gubernatorial candidate of APC in Ebonyi State, Senator Sonni Ogbuoji in liaison with some top ranking officials of INEC to pre-allocate two hundred thousand votes to the APC guber candidate ahead of the election. “This is been done through printing of PVCs by one senatorial candidate of APC (names withheld) in one of the North Central State whose company is been used to perfect the impunity. In their own thinking they want to allocate and spread two hundred thousand votes within some selected polling units. “We are aware of the slush funds that have been mapped out for this act which will serve as a bribe to INEC officials and certain corrupt security operatives. The Security agencies should know that any attempt to subvert the will of Ebonyi People will be a call to anarchy. “Ebonyians should feel free to cast their votes as all necessary efforts will be made to protect the sanctity of the ballot.”