Benin City – The All Progressives Congress, APC in Edo state has accused the People’s Democratic Party, PDP of plotting the failure of the card read in Esan Central Senatorial District during the Edo governorship election.
The Deputy Director of Campaign Godwin Obaseki Campaign Organization, GOCO Mr John Osakue, who raised the alarm following series of complaints, said it is part of plot by the PDP to rig the election.
Speaking in Benin City, Osakue said, “The PDP are desperate, they have shown it to us and we know that card readers not working especially in Edo central is their usual plot to rig the election.
“We are getting series of complaints that card readers are not working and yet some persons are voting. This is a plot to disenfranchise the supporters of the APC after substituting some names for their imported thugs
“We have it on good record that they have perfected plans to rig the election in Esan South West as almost all card readers in units are not working.
“We are calling on the INEC to as a matter of urgency to correct the anomaly and call its officials to order as the politics in Edo is not played to favour a party such as the PDP”.
