{"id":219184,"date":"2024-09-20T15:48:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T15:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/20\/peter-obi-tasks-inec-over-credible-poll-says-era-of-rigging-is-over\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T15:48:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T15:48:28","slug":"peter-obi-tasks-inec-over-credible-poll-says-era-of-rigging-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/20\/peter-obi-tasks-inec-over-credible-poll-says-era-of-rigging-is-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Obi Tasks INEC Over Credible Poll, Says Era Of Rigging Is Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called out Independent National Electoral Commission, to ensure credible poll in Edo state\u2019s election, amid plans by politicians, to carry out malpractice.<\/p>\n<p>INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the Edo off-cycle election, which is scheduled to hold on the September 21, has generated nationwide attention.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the state\u2019s Governor, Godwin Obaseki, had recently called out Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and INEC over attempts to rig the poll for the All Progressive Congress.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Obi, on Wednesday, during the grand finale of the LP governorship campaign in Benin, the state capital, called on the people of Edo state to vote for Olumide Akpata, the party\u2019s governorship candidate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Aisha Yesufu, Ighodalo Should Be Accountable, For Obi\u2019s Campaign Funds, Not LP \u2014 Abure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the former governor of Anambra State, the era of election rigging is over in Nigeria, stating that anyone who tries to rig the September 21 election would be rigged.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIf elected, the Labour Party\u2019s candidate will address federal roads connected to the state without waiting for the federal government to act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElection rigging is coming to an end in this country. This time around, anyone who rigs the election, we will rig him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerians are suffering every day with hardship, and we cannot continue. That is what the Labour Party wants to change.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"941128\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-152309743\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FirstBank-Giant-Strides300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called out Independent National Electoral Commission, to ensure credible poll in Edo state\u2019s election, amid plans by politicians, to carry out malpractice. 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