From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
Peoples Democratic Party has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) to cancel elections in parts of Borno State, where BVAS were not used in last Saturday’s election.
The PDP campaign council, in a statement by its spokesman, Daniel Bwala said that the party takes exception to results, which were not announced at the collation centres , will be allowed to be presented at the national collation centre.
According to him, “in specific reference to Borno State, we reject in totality all areas where elections were conducted without the use of BVAS in compliance with the provisions of the new electoral act. We have concrete evidence our disposal to confirm these facts.
“Consequently, elections results produced from such areas will not be accepted by our parties and therefore call for outright cancellations of votes produced from such areas like Southern Borno Senatorial District:
“The entire results of Bayo and Shani local government areas where there was gross violation and complete non usage of BVAS for accreditation before voting cannot be acceptable.”
He added “in Gwoza LGA specifically Ngoshe ward, Bivas was not used.In Northern and central Borno, we observed similar gross violation.There is a case where BVAS malfunctions and could not capture or work properly in Bayo, Shani and Gwoza local government areas, Ngoshe ward to be precise.
“Voters were not allowed to vote in some wards in Gwoza. The incidence of not using BVAS in some units across the Senatorial district also pervaded the entire process.”
“Also in Rivers State, there are incidents of BVAS bypass and violence in Obio/Akpor local government area, ditto Etche local government, Omuma local government and Ikwere local government.”