The governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, has accused some politicians in the state of going all out to manipulate the result of next month’s gubernatorial election.
According to him, some politicians now sleep in the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Speaking on Monday at a panel discussion in Abuja on the topic, ‘Innovation in electoral technology 2015-2025,’ Soludo stated that politicians are trying to get electoral officers to manipulate the results.
According to Soludo, “Should we now because of what happened in that particular polling unit, and say that the entire election, and so on, was just terrible? No. We all need to work on it.
“The politicians, those of us who are now in politics, I’ve had the privilege of being on the other side. That’s the first one I have in politics. I find it a privilege of being on the other side, having to design this, having to work it and saw the good, the bad, the ugly. And I will tell you, from where we are today, the difference is like the difference between day and night.
“Politicians need to do a lot more, this Nigerian factor where we believe that nothing can happen without some wuruwuru or some wayo in it. Currently we’re here and our election is next month.
“Some politicians are sleeping in INEC you know, because they don’t believe. When we have busy campaigning here, they are busy.
“They don’t believe that people can just cast their vote, you’ll count it and announce the results. No, there must be some wayo, some wuruwuru here and there.
“So the politicians themselves, we have a lot of work to do.”
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