The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Okrika Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State, has appealed to president Muhammadu Buhari to provide adequate security, during and after the Presidential and National of Assembly elections in the area.
The appeal followed the alleged plans by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP), to unleash mayhem on APC members and voters in the LGA.
A statement by stakeholders of the APC, Okrika chapter, in Port Harcourt, the state capital, yesterday, alleged that the PDP has moved thugs and cultists from Ondo, Bayelsa and other states into Okrika, and concluded plans to station their gun boats at strategic locations to ensure that all the polling units in the riverine wards are hijacked.
The APC also alleged, that, the PDP has already purchased PVCs ahead of the polls.
In the statement by APC, they stated, “We have been reliably informed, that, PDP leaders have acquired uniforms of police, army and other security agencies, with the intention to use these uniforms to perpetrate their evil plans and portray these security agencies in bad light.
”They have procured PVCs which they intend to give to strangers who are currently in Okrika ahead of the elections today.
”We have it on good authority that money have been paid to the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials and these officials have accepted to collide with the PDP in rigging the elections.
”They have concluded plans to storm and burn all collation centres should their above plans fail to ensure the victory of the PDP in Okrika.”
The APC demanded that the Commissioner of Police, Director, DSS and President Muhammadu Buhari, ensure that the conspiracy is not carried out in Okrika.
But in a swift reaction, PDP spokesman in the state, Darlington Orji, denied the allegation describing it as bogus and unfounded.
Orji queried the reason PDP would instigate trouble or involve in vote buying in an election that it will win.
According to him, “Everybody knows, that, it is APC that is known for violence. We are on the ground in the state, more so in Okrika; so why should PDP want to make trouble or think of vote buying in an election we are going to win.
”APC is not participating in the polls, they have been mobilising their thugs to cause trouble during the exercise and the security operatives should be aware of that fact,” he said.
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