Governor Usman Ododo is accused of converting the Kogi State Government House into a polling station and collation center for 21 local governments in the state ahead of the local government elections scheduled for this weekend.
Naija News reports that an announcement by the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) has designated Saturday, October 19, as the date for the Kogi State local government elections.
However, the state branch of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claimed there was a significant lack of campaigning even hours before the scheduled public campaign.
In a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by Alhaji Tijani Aruwa, the PDP said these allegations were He characterized it as dishonest and deceptive and urged the public to ignore it. .
The party warned those expecting Governor Usman Ododo to behave differently from his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, should prepare for the harsh reality.
The PDP said, “There are no visible signs of election preparations in the state as all INEC offices in the 21 local governments designated as arrival points for sensitive material in local government elections remain locked.” said.
The opposition party further claimed that “all election materials have been moved to the Prime Minister’s Office, where collusion has been going on for over a week.” The party expects the results of this “kangaroo agreement” to be announced later today, with only a few ballot boxes on display for media coverage to mislead the public. ”
The PDP called on the National Assembly to accelerate the current process of local government reform, stressing that this is the only means to guarantee the people the opportunity to elect their representatives at the local government level.
