The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cried out over planned military intimidation of voters during the Delta State House of Assembly rerun election for Burutu Constituency I.
In a statement signed by Comrade Moni Seikemiengha and Engr. Beke P Black, Chairman and Secretary respectively of APC Burutu local government area, the party alleged that Governor Oborevwori has ordered the planting of military gunboats at the units where rerun will take place.
According to the party, the move is to intimidate supporters of its candidate, Amb. Alapala Anthony Ebitonmo from exercising their rights to voting their choice candidate.
The APC subsequently warned Oborevwori and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to shun the move as such attempts will be resisted with every means necessary.
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The statement titled ‘THE PLANNED MILITARY INTIMIDATION OF ALAPALA SUPPORTERS’, reads;
“It is no news that the Appeal Court Lagos declared Re-run election in four Units (Units 009, 027, 026 and 008) of Burutu State Constituency 1.
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“The Re-run election declared by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) timetable is slated for 3rd February 2024, basically for Hon. Alapala Anthony Ebitonmo of APC and Hon. Asupa Forteta of PDP.
“Suffice to say that the four Units billed for Re-run are strongholds of Hon. Alapala Anthony Ebitonmo who is already leading with 880 votes.
“It has come to our notice that it’s humanly impossible for PDP to regain the Burutu State constituency 1 Assembly seat and that they have resolved to invoke desperation by all means possible.
“A source who pleaded anonymity alleged that Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori has instructed to place gunboats in the affected four Units to intimidate Hon. Alapala’s supporters that day for PDP to have their way.
“Also, boys are recruited to cause bloodbath if the election didn’t go their way.
“Another source who didn’t want his name mentioned revealed that Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori is not comfortable with Hon. Guwor Emomotimi Speakership of the Delta State House of Assembly. His emergence is out of necessity.
“That, Hon. Asupa Forteta was the person originally pen down for the speakership position. Hon. Michael Dedien AKA Ejele who lost the Delta State senatorial seat has persistently urged Gov. Sheriff to sustain the structure that projected him to be governor by returning Hon. Asupa by all sinistical approach.
“Information in our archive infer that Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori has given a matching order and tied appointees’ would-be appointments to this election.
“For the records, over a decade now Burutu LGA have not experienced hostile elections. No record of gun dwell or election casualties.
“From all indications, Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori is poised to reintroduce the ugly trend of do or die elections in Burutu Local government area.
“Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori should understand that Burutu is not Okpe. We are calling on him to stay clear for the Re-run election slated for February.
“Every attempt to sabotage and/or disenfranchise our supporters from exercising their civic obligation on the election day will be resisted by all available means adopted to extricate ourselves from such chain of suppression. We shall resist every attempt of military intimidation and oppression.
“What we want is peaceful, free, fair and credible election.
CC
1. Inspector General of the Nigeria Police force; Kayode Egbetokun
2. Chief of Army Staff; Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja
3. The National Security Adviser to President Tinubu; Nuhu Ribadu
4. Director General State Security Service; Yusuf Magaji Bichi
5. Chief of Naval Staff; Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu
6. Commander General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; Abubakar Ahmed Audi
7. The Commander, Joint Task Force (JTF), South South Operation Delta Safe (OPDS); Real Admiral Eugennio Ferriera.
Signed:
Comrade Moni Seikemiengha
Chairman APC Burutu LGA
Engr. Beke P Black
Secretary APC Burutu
