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By Tracy Moses
A member of the House of Representatives representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency, Abia State, Hon. Amobi Ogah has accused the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, of forging official election result sheets in a desperate bid to overturn her 2023 electoral defeat.
In a petition dated April 14, 2025, and addressed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ogah called for the immediate investigation and prosecution of the minister, alleging that she masterminded the production and submission of fake polling unit results during the 2023 National Assembly election tribunal proceedings.
Titled “Forgery, Uttering and Tendering of Allegedly Forged Polling Unit Result Sheets Arising Out of the 2023 General Elections in Respect of Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State by Hon. Nkeiruka Chidubem Onyejeocha,” the petition reads like a political thriller, complete with shocking claims of forgery, falsification of public documents, and conspiracy.
“I am constrained to write you,” Ogah stated, “in a bid to contribute to the cleansing of our electoral system and stem the tide of brazen criminality threatening the soul of our democracy.”
The lawmaker narrated how, after being duly declared winner of the hotly contested 2023 elections and issued a Certificate of Return by INEC, Onyejeocha approached the tribunal in Umuahia to challenge his victory. But what unfolded, he claims, was not just a legal challenge, but an elaborate scheme to subvert the will of the people.
According to Ogah, while he defended his mandate using certified true copies of election results obtained from INEC’s office in Umuahia and its IReV portal, Onyejeocha shocked the tribunal by tendering an entirely different set of result sheets for 63 polling units, allegedly manufactured to support her claims.
“These documents,” he declared, “were not only alien to the INEC offices in Umuahia and Abuja, but were rejected by INEC staff as outright fabrications.”
He further alleged that officials from both the Abia State INEC office and the ICT unit at the national headquarters in Abuja disowned the documents submitted by Onyejeocha. “They reaffirmed the authenticity of the results I presented, which were duly certified by your commission,” he said.
Backing his claims with damning court rulings, Ogah pointed to the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which he said openly questioned the authenticity of the documents presented by Onyejeocha during the legal tussle, yet another layer in the emerging scandal.
“The results Onyejeocha paraded were fake, clear and simple. There can only be one authentic result from each polling unit,” Ogah insisted. “The fact that she allegedly procured and tendered falsified INEC documents is not just criminal; it is an assault on our democracy.”
Sounding both resolute and defiant, Ogah warned that should INEC fail to act swiftly, he would escalate the matter to the highest levels, including seeking an order of mandamus to compel action.
“This is no longer about politics. It’s about justice, accountability, and the credibility of our electoral system,” he argued.