The PDP in Benue has mapped out plans to rig in today’s elections, the Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Benue State, Comrade Abba Yaro, has alleged.
In a statement made available to The Nation yesterday, Yaro alleged that the ACN had obtained authentic information through surveillance and intelligence to the effect that the party planned to adopt various methods of rigging, having discovered that they did not have the support of the masses in the state.
He said: ‘’They want to frustrate the supply of electoral materials to areas where they know the ACN has popular support. They have hired thugs and armed them with guns so that they can cause trouble, and by instilling fear in the minds of the electorate where the ACN is popular, prevent voting from taking place.
‘’The Ministry of Youths and Sports has earmarked a N50,000 bribe for each of the NYSC members posted to work on the elections in the state so as to serve as an inducement to falsify results.
‘’ There is also a plan to embark on widespread violence all over the state to scare voters away from subsequent elections.
‘’We in the ACN are law abiding citizens, and having worked for and been assured of popular support all over the state, believe in a free and fair election.
‘’We are therefore calling on security agencies to ensure that these plans to subvert the popular will of the people are frustrated.’’
