Delta LG polls: PDP mocks APC over election boycott 

By MICHAEL OLADAPO, Asaba

The Delta State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday mocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) over its boycott of the Local Government Elections in the state.

The party confirmed its boycott of the elections in the early hours of March 6, 2021 via a press statement issued by Publicity Secretary, Sylvester Imonina.

APC lamented that its representatives were not allowed to take statistics of the materials that Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) intended transporting to the different LGAs in the State.

The party said, “As at 11 am today, materials that were purportedly transported to Dsiec offices at the LGAs and some Police Stations were yet to be distributed. In Burutu and Patani Local Government Areas, election materials were not taken to anywhere near the Local Government Areas.

“In LGAs where materials were purportedly taken, there were/are no results’ sheets. This to our mind is evil. There cannot be Elections without results sheets. In Ethiope East, unconfirmed report says that materials were purportedly taken there. However, there are also no results’ sheets.

“In few places in Asaba and the home town of the Governor where what looks like “elections materials” were taken to, there were no election results’ sheets.

“Undiluted information reaching Delta APC is that DSIEC in connivance with PDP and the Governor has directed that apart from selected places where there shall be stage-managed elections, and some unscrupulous journalists made to dish out the falsehood that there was the peaceful election, it was their plans that there should be no release of election materials to any Ward.”

While accusing security personnel personnels for intimidation, the party alleged that results had being written in undisclosed homes and offices with the connivance of security men in the hideout of the PDP.

“Delta APC hereby boycott the charade called “Delta State Local Government Council elections”. Though, the decision of Delta APC might be painful in view of the huge resources already committed by the Party and our Candidates to the project of making Delta State a better place”.

While speaking to DAILY INDEPENDENT during a visit to Umuocha Primary School, Akumazi Community, DSIEC Ward 7, Unit 1,2,3, Ika North East LGA, Commissioner of Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu said, ” they have failed already that is why they decided to pull out.

In the same vein, Commissioner of Basic Education, Chief Patrick Ukah described the political presence of its main rival is a mere illusions.

While responding allegations of electoral malpractice, Director General of Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency ( DSCTDA), Hon. Onyemeachi Mrapkor said, “if the result was written in Kano. If the written in Delta that means it was also written on Kano”.

“Okowa made it mandatory that we go to every headquarters so Campaign because we have something to market.

Often times, APC have nothing to market that is why they hide under excuses of electoral malpractice by PDP. They do not have anything to market, so I cannot blame them,” she declared. (Saturday Independent)