APC Accuses Okowa of Plotting to Rig Delta Governorship Election

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State has accused Governor Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa and the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of planning to compromise the March 18th governorship election through the use of fake army officers to intimidate and harass voters who intend to vote for the APC governorship candidate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege. According to the APC, the governor has directed the requisitioning of all Hilux cars of governmental ministries, agencies, and parastatals to be branded in camouflage army colors and deployed to convey fake army officers to polling units across the state. The APC also alleged that these fake army officers are political thugs and miscreants recruited by the Okowa PDP administration from neighboring PDP states, with the directive to suppress votes in the state, particularly in Delta Central Senatorial District.

Key Takeaways:

• The APC has accused Governor Okowa and the PDP of plotting to rig the governorship election in Delta State by using fake army officers to intimidate and harass voters.
• The governor has directed the requisitioning of all Hilux cars to be branded in camouflage army colors and deployed to convey fake army officers to polling units across the state.
• The APC alleged that the fake army officers are political thugs and miscreants recruited by the Okowa PDP administration from neighboring PDP states.
• The governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, is accused of using desperate measures to maintain the PDP's hegemony in Delta State, having failed to induce voters with payments of 10,000 naira each.
• The APC also accused the governor of trying to scare voters away from electing their preferred candidate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, and installing his hand-picked successor, Sheriff Oborevwori, to provide a buffer zone against investigation and prosecution for his alleged monumental corruption and embezzlement of Delta State funds.
• The APC called on the hierarchy of the Nigeria Army to ensure the security and safety of voters in the state and conduct a thorough investigation of the alleged plot to compromise the governorship election.

Statistics:

• Over 85 billion naira of Delta State funds has been allegedly embezzled and used to acquire multi-billion naira mansions in the USA, Nigeria, and establish a commercial bank in the state.
• 10,000 naira each has been allegedly paid to civil servants and other voters as inducement to vote for the PDP.

Sources:

• Statement by the Delta State APC Publicity Secretary, Valentine Onojeghuo Esq. as contained in a statement on www.naija247news.com.