- Sen. Bucknor Akerele Alleges Election Malpractices, Urges Lagos LG Poll Cancellation
- Akerele alleges relocation of polling units and the omission of names from the voters’ list
- Akerele called on the LASIEC to annul the election
A former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Senator Kofoworola Bucknor Akerele, has claimed there were irregularities in the ongoing local government elections in the state and has called for the exercise to be cancelled.
Eko Hot Blog reports that ian interview with Nigeria Info on Saturday, Bucknor Akerele voiced her frustration over being unable to cast her vote at her polling unit.
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“I have been to my own unit, my name is not there,” she said, adding that several units had been moved without prior notice.
“There are units supposed to be in front of Eko Hotel, they have brought them here to Ajose Adeogun,” she said.
The former deputy governor alleged that the relocation of polling units and the omission of names from the voters’ list were part of a broader scheme to manipulate the election.
“There is a clear effort to rig the election in favour of one party. Many people are not able to vote because they have completely disrupted all the polling units,” she said.
Bucknor Akerele called on the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission to annul the election, citing voter disenfranchisement and widespread logistical shortcomings.
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