The All Progressives Congress, APC in Darazo LGA of Bauchi State has alleged that the ruling People’s Democratic Party has perfected plans to rig the election in the LGA.
Adamu Maichi, the Party Chairman in the local government made the allegations in an interview with Journalists.
” I can authoritatively tell you that the PDP has concluded arrangements to rig the election, because as we speak they have blocked sensitive materials meant for many wards in the local government from reaching those wards.
” I’m just coming back from the Divisional Police Office to report to the police, and what will surprise you is that those thugs who block the materials from reaching those wards are doing so in the presence of other security officials”, Maichibi alleges.
He said the APC will reject the outcome of any election that falters due process.
Also speaking, Kawuwa Shehu Damina, a former Speaker of the Assembly corroborated the APC Chairman, saying; “we have every reason to doubt the efficacy of the election.”
He said apart from the late arrival of electoral materials, “suspicious moves”, by the ruling party has cast doubt in their minds about the credibility of the election process.
Responding, a chieftain of the PDP in Darazo, Nasiru Darazo said the PDP from the state level has made proper arrangements for peaceful and transparent elections.
He said Governor Bala Mohammed “is a democrat, and I want to assure you that anyone one who wins the election genuinely will be declared winner irrespective of his party.”
Darazo debunked insinuations that the PDP has perfected plans to rig the polls.
