Nse Ntuen Certificate of Return: Mike Igini Acting Udom, PDP Script - AKV
A social justice crusader
organisation, Akwa Ibom Visionaries' Choice for Better Tomorrow Initiative, AKV,
has declared that Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner’s refusal to issue
the winner of the just concluded Election for Essien Udim State Constituency,
Sir Nse Ntuen with a Certificate of
Return is a clear indication that he is acting the scripts of his "pay
master" Governor Udom Emmanuel led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The National President of the
group, Comrade Emmanuel Effiong while addressing the press in Uyo over the
weekend, accused the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barr. Mike Igini of
collecting bribe from the incumbent Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel to frustrate
all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state
He called on the REC to
explain the rationale behind Nse Ntuen opponent, Mr. Ese Umoh’s mission in the
election petition tribunal since INEC have not yet issued his opponent with a
certificate of return.
Effiong said, Mr. Igini would
have issued out the certificate of return to the winner as was declared if he
was not bias.
His words:" Igini's
actions and steps in all ramification is a clear indication of PDP script
implementation, it is only the tribunal that has authority to look into cases
of Election petition.
"For the returning
officer, who is a PDP member and was installed by PDP to deliver Essien Udim to
come up with claims that he declared the result that was overwhelmingly won on
ground under 'Duress' should have been a case to be addressed at the tribunal
not INEC.
"He had no other way of
eating his vomits and pleasing his party than what he did, after which he saw
that Nse Ntuen won on ground which he had no other option than to announce and
thereafter did what he did. He shouldn’t be taken serious", Effiong said.
The group Leader, called on
the INEC Chairman, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood to use his good office and ensure that
justice prevails as the ongoing prevailing injustice will cause a lot of damage
to the commission under his watch.
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