The Abia Government has dissociated itself from the fake election result sheets allegedly caught with an N-Power beneficiary in the state.
The State Commissioner for Information, Mr John Kalu, said this during an interaction with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja.
He described as wicked and mischievous attempts by some politicians in the state to link the incident to the state government.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a man, identified as Felix Obisike, an N-Power beneficiary in the state, was reportedly caught with fake election result sheets in Abia shortly before the postponement of Feb. 16 elections.
Subsequently, a viral video of the incident has been circulating on the social media.
Kalu, however, insisted that the incident was stage-managed by some opposition politicians while calling for proper investigation and arrest of those behind it.
“It is important to note that the video published online was edited to make it look like Felix (Obisike) confessed to being the one who owned the fake document whereas he never accepted ownership even under duress.
“Elementary review of the published purported INEC result sheet shows that the entries were typed out as against the usual practice of writing out results in long hand with ink.
“Only a candidate who has never contested general elections before will attempt to pass such a poor forgery as INEC result sheet,†he said.
He warned that if the situation was not properly handled, it could negatively affect the N-Power scheme, especially in the state.
“I am sure that Mr President will be very angry that some politicians are trying to politicise the N-Power programme because of political desperation,†he added.
Mr Anthony Agbazuere, lawyer to Felix Obisike, has however called for the release of his client, insisting that he was framed up for political reasons.
He said he had written to the Inspector-General of Police and the Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS) for their intervention in the matter.
Source:
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