PDP Alleges INEC, APC Plan To Disqualify Wada

The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has alleged that some elements within the Independent National Electoral Commission and the ruling All Progressive Congress APC was planning to disqualify the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Musa Wada.

PDP alleged that the plan was to disqualified Wada from contesting in the gubernatorial election in Kogi State thereby, paving the way for the emergence of APC gubernatorial candidate, Yahaya Bello as sole candidate in the November 16 election.

The opposition party National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this to newsmen at a news conference in Abuja.

Kola alleged that INEC and APC’s plot was to alter INEC’s Monitoring Report.

He said “Of course, this plot is dead on arrival, as our candidate, Musa Wada, remains duly nominated through the statutory processes of our primary, which was well covered in the Monitoring Report released by INEC.

“The PDP cautions that any attempt to tamper with his candidature will trigger the wrath of the people. The PDP is however aware of every stage in this conspiracy against Kogi State as well as the actors involved. Already, our party is working with the people of Kogi to stop them.”

Meanwhile, the chief press Secretary to INEC Boss, Rotimi Oyekanmi, debunked the allegations adding that, the commission would never collaborate with any political party or enagae in partisan politics.

Oyekanmi said “The allegations by the PDP are untrue and baseless. Officials of INEC have not and will never meet with members of any political party in secret or in isolation of other political parties in Kogi State.

“We are very busy at the moment preparing on all fronts for the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states and there is simply no room for secret meetings with political actors.

“Let all political actors demonstrate maturity and civility and please move away from any act capable of inciting the public unnecessarily against INEC over cooked-up stories.”