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Bayelsa Guber:INEC Chairman Should Beam His Searchlight On State REC- Diri
The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has called on the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, to beam his searchlight on the activities of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Monday Udoh.
Senator Diri said in defiance of the tribunal’s order, the REC allowed the All Progressives Congress (APC) to inspect sensitive and non-sensitive voting materials used during the November 16 Governorship election.
The tribunal had granted the prayer of the PDP counsel to inspect the materials.
However, instead of complying with the order of the tribunal, the REC allowed APC, which is not a party to the prayer, to be part of the exercise.
Diri in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday night, described the involvement of APC in the exercise as a flagrant abuse of the tribunal’s order.
He accused the REC of partisanship, saying his role in recent times justified the position of the PDP that he was working for the APC.
The Governorship candidate contended that the REC was working in collaboration with APC to defy the tribunal.
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“The activities of the state REC confirm the fears of the PDP that it would be a huge challenge for the PDP to get justice in the ongoing legal battle,” he said.
Diri, while restating his confidence in the judiciary, called on INEC to do the needful by cautioning its REC in the state.
He described as condemnable and undemocratic, the disruption of the inspection exercise by thugs believed to be working for the APC allegedly and led by “a well-known chieftain of the party, Barrister Dennis Otiotio”.
He said he was not surprised that the APC resorted to brigandage and hooliganism at the inspection venue, adding that the party was known for such acts.
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