By Emmanuel Iheaka
The member representing Nwangele/ Nkwerre/ Isu/ Njaba Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ugonna Ozurigbo, has called for the release of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, posted to Njaba Local Government Area of the state for the February 25 election in the constituency.
Briefing journalists, Ozurigbo who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, said the officials were arrested for refusing to compromise.
He said that the arrest was to intimidate them to accept the result of the election to be manipulated.
Ozurigbo, a former deputy speaker of the state house of assembly, submitted that from the results so far announced by the INEC, he won in Nkwerre, Nwangele, and Isu LGAs.
He called on the Inspector General of Police, Baba Usman to intervene in the matter by directing the release of the detained INEC officials so that they would finish the collation of results.
Ozurigbo said ” INEC has announced results in three out of the four LGAs that make up the federal constituency. I won in Nkwerre, Nwangele and Isu LGAs. I lead with over 10,000 votes margin.
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