The PUNCH reports that PDP on Monday, urged the Chairman of the INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to with immediate effect redeploy the Imo State REC.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, who made the call in Abuja on Tuesday, said the party’s candidate, Samuel Anyanwu is leading in the three senatorial zones and the 27 Local government areas in Imo state.
Ologunagba alleged that the Imo state INEC REC is working for the All Progressives Congress candidate, Governor Hope Uzodinma.
He lamented that less than four days before the election, the INEC Chairman had not redeployed Prof. Sylvia Agu despite the widespread outcry.
Ologunagba revealed that “Information available to us indicates that INEC had held several meetings on the Imo election and that preponderance of opinion in INEC was that Prof. Sylvia Agu needed to be redeployed to maintain the integrity and neutrality of INEC.”
He urged the INEC Chairman not to succumb to the alleged pressure from the APC, adding that “It is in the interest of Prof. Agu to recuse herself from participating, supervising or superintending the Saturday, November 11, election in Imo State
Ologunagba stated, “The PDP is aware of Prof. Agu’s mission which is to compromise and manipulate the election in favour of the APC, having regard to her antecedent in previous elections.
“The PDP wants to state that our Party and Candidate are winning the Imo election and we and the people of Imo State will never fold our hands and watch the election manipulated by anybody whatsoever.”
He declared that the PDP would win overwhelmingly in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa states because of the acceptability of their candidate and Party among the people.
“The PDP has been engaged in very vigorous, issue-based, and people-driven campaigns in the three States. Our candidates are standing strong with the people and we are sure of coasting to victory on Saturday in the three States. The signals are all green, he stated.
Ologunagba said the PDP governorship candidate in Kogi state, Dino Melaye’s popularity has rendered the APC candidate, Usman Ododo practically mute.
The Publicity Scribe added that “Our Party, the PDP is leading in the three senatorial zones. Governor Yayaha Bello is already overwhelmed and he has technically accepted defeat, especially with the triumph of Senator Hadiza Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, in the Kogi Central Senatorial District which is an affirmation of the popularity and acceptability of our Party in the State.”
In Bayelsa, Ologunagba noted that “Our Party is standing strong with the overwhelming popularity of Governor Douye Diri, whose achievements have earned him the support of the people and sobriquet, the Miracle Governor.”
He continued, “The APC Candidate, Timipre Sylva has no fighting chance in the face of the more popular candidate of the PDP. He has no message; the APC is practically dead in Bayelsa and cannot win in any Local Government of the State.”
