Edo poll: Group warns fake voters, militants
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A group, the Southwest Consultative Forum, has warned those being recruited as fake voters, militants and thugs to desist from the plot to manipulate and disrupt the Edo State governorship poll.
The forum alleged that the fake voters and thugs were being recruited by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Delta and Bayelsa states to cause mayhem.
Its president, Osinowo Ibrahim, alleged that the PDP was purchasing voter cards for the thugs, advising the party to turn a new leaf.
The group alerted the electoral commission to the antics of the opposition party in its desperation for power, stressing that it could spell doom for democracy.
He urged INEC and security agents to be vigilant so that the mission of the thugs could be aborted.
Ibrahim said: “We will like to warn people who are recruiting militants and fake voters from Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa states to flood Edo State, all in the name of getting power at all costs, to desist from such behaviours. The forum has registered with the INEC to monitor the election and we shall do the needful, if we detect the so-called fake voters.”
Ibrahim supported the INEC’s decision to postpone the poll, saying that the security of lives and properties cannot be taken for granted.
Describing the election as a litmus test for the electoral agency, Ibrahim said the commission should avoid the mistakes that could lead to an inconclusive exercise.
He aslo urged the stakeholders to cooperate with the INEC for a hitch-free poll.
Ibrahim charged the candidates to maintain decorum among their supporters and shun a do-or-die attitude on the day of the election.
He lauded Governor Adams Oshiomhole for his achievements in the last seven and half years, pointing out that he has presided over a listening government.
He said the next government should key in into Oshiomhole’s achievements and and improve on them.
Ibrahim added: “We also support Governor Adams Oshiomhole for his open and transparent administration in the last seven years and we urge the incoming government to learn from his leadership qualities so that the state can be better.”
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