Fake voters cards flood Edo State 72hrs to Election

With the Edo State governorship election just 72 hours away, there were allegations yesterday that fake voter’s cards are in circulation.

Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate Governor Adams Oshiomhole presented copies of the fake cards to the Chairman of the Indepedent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega.

Oshiomhole alleged that the cards were printed at Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Area, under the supervision of a senator, who he did not name.


The governor also tendered fake INEC security tags, which he said were to be given to thugs by opposition parties.

He said he had intelligence report that the thugs were to be given fake police and army uniforms.

Oshiomhole spoke at the final stakeholders’ forum organised by INEC for Saturday’s governorship election.

His words: “We have intelligence reports that a party, which has a history of rigging, has sewn army and police uniforms.

“You have a task to ensure that those with uniforms are genuine.

“Our people are used to the presence of soldiers. The Army should not wait for police to invite them. They should work together and be fully armed.

“We prefer more security to ‘undersecurity’. They should make others understand that weapons are for criminals.”

The governor urged Jega to punish parties involved in buying up voter’s cards and rejected the decision that voters should stay 300 metres away from polling units.

The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) candidate, Solomon Edebiri, called for armed security operatives at polling units to prevent thugs from snatching ballot boxes.

He said ex-militants were being trained to cause disturbances during the election.