The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, replied to the accusation by governors elected on the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the commission manipulated the governorship elections held recently in Ondo and Edo states.
Speaking through Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, commission described the allegations as “unfortunate and inappropriate.”
However, Oyekanmi said the commission, as a law-abiding body, could not comment on ongoing court matters in respect of the polls.
Last Saturday, the PDP governors, who met for two days in Jos, the Plateau State capital, alleged that irregularities prevented the party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo, from winning in Edo.
The PDP governors also accused INEC of rigging in the recent Ondo election.
They alleged that the commission altered results to benefit the APC and urged the judiciary and lawmakers to enhance electoral laws to combat what they referred to as…