PDP BoT member, Etiebet, insists party didn’t win Akwa Ibom governorship poll

A member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Don Etiebet, has expressed outrage over the alleged attempt by the party and the Independent National Electoral Commission to doctor the figures of the April 11 governorship election result in Akwa Ibom State.

 In a telephone interview with Premium Times on Tuesday, said the election was manipulated in favour of Mr. Emmanuel and that whatever is being done by the PDP to alter the figures is illegal and criminal.

''There was no election in Akwa Ibom State according to INEC guideline and regulations. There was no voting; there was no collation of result at different collation centres. I can prove that. How did they get those figures to announce for the governorship election result when there was no collation?,''Etiebet insists

According to the reports, the number of accredited voters in Akwa Ibom State during the governorship and House of Assembly elections was 647,215 whereas INEC in the state declared total votes cast for Mr. Emmanuel as 996,071, showing a differential of 348,856 or 35 percent.

The All Progressives Candidate candidate, Umana Umana, polled 89,865.

Source: Premium Times