Imo Guber: CUPP, opposition lawmakers dismiss results

The results of the Imo governorship election have been challenged by opposition federal MPs, led by Ikenga Ugochinyere, a member of the House of Representatives who represents Ideato North and South Federal Constituency and spokesperson for the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP).

During a news conference held in Abuja on Monday, the opposition member stated that the PDP candidate had the highest number of valid votes and that INEC should have proclaimed Senator Samuel Anyanwu the winner after overvoting and regions where no election or accreditation was completed were subtracted.

Ugochinyere denounced the APC, security agencies, and INEC’s involvement alongside thirty other federal lawmakers.

The opposition members want the major players to be prohibited from entering the country with a visa, along with the US, UK, France, Canada, and other democratic countries.

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The assertion was made that the absence of accreditation prevented the results from Okigwe, Oru West, Oguta, Ohaji, Nwangele, Orlu, Ideato South, Ideato North, and Obowo from occurring.

They claimed that individuals with less than 5% accreditation experienced 80% voter turnout, etc. leader
The lawmakers further asserted that the PDP had the greatest legitimate number of accredited votes in the election from these and other various places, if the results were recalculated using accreditation data.

In order to spare the courts and the people of Imo from suffering through protracted and exhausting litigation, they urged INEC to use the Electoral Act’s provision on review of false declaration, recalculate, and announce the PDP winner.

Additionally, they maintained that among other things, the Imo State gubernatorial election was tainted by willful manipulation and the failure to use the BVAS machine to intimidate accreditation.

“We have previously revealed evidence of widespread overvoting from the BVAS machine accreditation results, which indicated both extremely low and high turnout.”