The Labour Party (LP) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of refusing to transfer results of the presidential elections collated in various polling units in Lagos and Delta states to the Central Server.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, raised the alarm.
According to Abure, officials from the electoral board, in collaboration with security forces, allege that the BVAS has suddenly developed a problem and hence cannot work.
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According to Abure, information from the party’s field men indicates that in places such as Agege, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Surulere, and Ibeju Lekki, where the Labour Party won convincingly, INEC officials claim that the BVAS suddenly developed a fault when it comes to uploading presidential election results.
According to him, “Information reaching me has it that in Lagos, they have refused to upload the results for the presidential election, they have uploaded that of the Senate and House of Representatives but for the presidential, they have refused.
“And they are using the police to drive our agents and supporters out of the place. And they said that they have firm instructions from INEC headquarters not to upload.
“For example, in Kosofe, they put the collation centre in a Local Government Area Headquarters. The place is surrounded by APC and people are afraid for their life. They are not uploading, they said that they have been giving instructions to insist that the BVAS is faulty. And most of the places we won, but they have refused to upload.
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“As I speak, APC officials are in the Yaba office of INEC negotiating with the officials. What I have said now is happening in Agege, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, and Surulere, we have this situation all over. In Ibeju Lekki, our local government chairman who attempted to stop them was arrested by the police.”
He claimed that the similar problem exists in Delta state’s collation centers.
Nonetheless, Abure urged INEC to ensure that only legitimate and verifiable results from the various voting units were uploaded.
He also urged the police to assist in the functioning of democracy and to avoid the temptation of politicians to undermine democratic victories by refusing to be used to deny Nigerians their choice of leaders.
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