Governors that engage in election malpractice are under performing governors. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday virtually accused Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha of importing fake Election Observers to Anambra State. The National Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega made this known while addressing a news conference in Abuja. Jega also fixed November 30, for the conduct of supplementary governorship election in Anambra State.
About 48hrs to the Anambra Governorship election, the Imo State Police Command had arrested 181 persons suspected to be fake election observers going to Anambra State for the Governorship election held on Saturday, 16 November 2013.
Commenting , on the arrest of some APC members who claimed to be observers for the polls, Jega said, “We were very strict as we accredited only those who applied within the time frame. In previous elections we were very thorough as we had to ask for the photographs of the applicants. For the Anambra State election, given the complaints we had received we insisted that the would-be monitors must be in Awka to get their accreditation.
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