A Ranking Member of the House of Representative in the United States Congress, Rep Chris Smith, has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) to urgently release the result of the Presidential election which held on Saturday , February 23.
He made this statement against the backdroo of report of an underground attempt by INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioners and the ruling party to alter figures of the results already announced at the polling units in states and localities — including Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Abia, as a measure to make up for the huge ground already lost by President Muhammadu Buhari of All Progressive Congress(APC).
According to the US Congress Rep, “On Saturday, Nigeria voted. Till date, votes are being counted. I am very concerned by credible reports that the vote is being tampered with. To avoid any manipulation of the tally, it is critical that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announce without delay actual results — which are certified by party agents and observers — at each polling unit as the vote is tabulated.
“Well-placed sources report that in some states and localities — including Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Abia — INEC commissioners are receiving enormous pressure to alter poll results. This must not be allowed to happen.
“The eyes of the United States, of Africa, and the world are upon Nigeria and INEC. I also ask Secretary Michael Pompeo to hold accountable anyone who seeks to cheat the Nigerian people — who have waited patiently — of their vote or foments violence,” he said.
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