A Kogicentral senatorial hopeful and Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the United Kingdom, Momoh Y. Obaro has alleged gross irregularities in the primary election of the party, which was held across the zone on Monday, 18 May. He has therefore asked the party leadership to either cancel the exercise or declare him the winner
He made the appeal in his petition to the chairman Kogicentral Primary Appeal Committee and forwarded it to the National Working Committee challenging the integrity, conduct, and declared outcomes in a section of the media. He alleged that the shadow poll was marred by procedural breaches, a lack of stakeholder engagement, widespread violence, and participation of an unqualified candidate.
He said in the face of the disoderliness, his agents remained steadfast and focused, and were able to gather the authentic results that gave him victory. He said he scored 44,270 votes in the real result while his two opponents trailed behind with 20,092 and 1,985, respectively.
“We present these true figures herein and pray for the immediate nullification of the fraudulent results, a review of our evidence, and the recognition of the authentic, democratic will of the Kogi Central electorate.”
The aggrieved aspirant further alleged the participation of an unqualified person in the poll. “Participation of an Uncleared Individual. His Excellency, Yahaya Bello, ought not to have
appeared on the ballot for this primary election. He was not cleared by the party’s
screening committee to participate in this specific exercise. Allowing an uncleared
individual to participate actively compromises the legality of the entire primary and
invalidates any numbers allocated to him.”
Obaro also revealed that at a time, the returning officers absconded to an unknown destination only to appear later with concocted results.
In conclusion, Obaro prayed the NWC to nullify the fraudulent results. “Review the photographic and video evidence of the actual results, alongside the official
police reports of assault, submitted with this petition.
“Uphold and Declare the authentic results collated from the fields which clearly show
Chief Momoh Yusuf Obaro as the democratically elected candidate of the APC for the
Kogi Central Senatorial District
“OR in the alternative, order a Fresh, Credible, and Transparent Primary Election for the Kogi Central Senatorial District to be strictly overseen by an unbiased committee, neutral federal
security agencies, and properly accredited INEC officials.
“We trust in the commitment of the NWC to justice, internal party democracy, and the
preservation of the integrity of our great party.”
