Abia State government has denied reports in the Sun newspapers that the
state Governor, Chief Theodore Orji tampered with the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) ad hoc staff list.
Briefing newsmen in Umuahia on the issue, the Commissioner for Information
and Strategy, Dr.ACB Agbazuere, said the allegation is laughable and shows
the level of ignorance of the opposition in the state.
According to him, the Governor is neither a staff of INEC nor has the
capacity to tamper with the ad hoc list since he is not a staff of the
electoral body,adding that INEC ought to have complained to the police if
the allegation was true since the idea of tampering with INEC list is a
criminal offence.
Dr. Agbazuere stated that the allegation is the conjecturing of drowning
persons who are looking for what to hold on to and urged them to look for
better things to say.
On the allusion by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives
Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr. Alex Otti, that his life is being threatened,
the commissioner stated that there has been no case of political
assassination in the state since May 2007 till date that Governor Orji
assumed office, pointing out that the Governor is peace loving and has no
hand in threatening anyone.
Dr. Agbazuere described Otti’s action as distractive and urged him to face
his campaigns and learn the act of politicking.