Anti- democratic forces have unleashed their latest retrogressive onslaught, less than forty-eight hours to the Anambra Gubernatorial election, at civil society activists and groups officially accredited by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the premises of Disney Hotels, Km 4, Owerri-Onitsha road, Owerri, Imo State.
Our Organisation, the Justice and Equity Organisation (JEO) accredited as observer in the Anambra Governorship elections of 16th November, 2013 was the victim of police repression and political game.

To ensure efficiency and credible observation, we have organised a pre-election training and briefing session for our Observers. The occasion was also used to distribute election observation paraphernalia to our agents for the Saturday elections. While this peaceful and unobtrusive process was ongoing, a team of police men, acting ostensibly to protect the interest of some evil minded people swooped on the hotel, arrested all the 180 observers, mobilised by our organisation from across the country and carted away the INEC-provided election observation identification tags among other valuables.

This urgent public notice therefore became expedient in view of the very reliable information at our disposal, on a planned purported police stage-managed drama, wherein the arrested activists would be paraded as hoodlums and common criminals. In fact, the Police is set to display some arms and ammunition to press home its chicanery on the intent and gathering of the comrades.

We are using this medium to appeal to members of the public and the Inspector-General of police to as a matter of urgency call the Police to order. The conduct of an election should not and cannot be an excuse to declare a state of emergency on the people who are supposed to come and exercise their franchise freely. The undue militarisation of Anambra State and its environs had been a cause of concern to well-meaning observers. This high-tension situation informed our choice of Owerri for our training and briefing of mobilised observers. This arrest and detention of well-meaning Nigerians, who have sacrificed their time and comfort for voluntary service in the interest of the nation must be roundly and soundly condemned by all.

We are by this statement further calling on Mr. President, the National Assembly, Party leaders, Inspector-General of Police, the Press, INEC and Nigerians for their intervention ahead of the election.

We hereby admonish the Police authorities to order the immediate release of our members to forestall undue tension during and after the election.

Sincerely yours,

______________

O. Obafunsho

Coordinator

Even before this publication, I knew this was what happened. I find it quite disheartening that anything could be done to tarnish the image of APC or is there something they don't want the observers to see? Tufiakwa!

http://www.elombah.com/index.php/reports/18875-police-arrests-accredited-anambra-election-observers-in-owerri-imos-state

Lies
1. did u inform d nearest police station before d start of ur meeting
2. Why didn't u go to d state directly
3. The pump action (PA) is part of d training abi

Look stop all dis ok and go to plan B

Abagworo, freeglobe and berem. You are never a polite and unbiased reporter. Your major source of post is elomba, saharareporter, the nation & punch that are deeply rooted in propagander, lies, deceit & blackmailing.

Election observers with ballot boxes and voters cards?

Issokay!

The pumps action and voter's cards are to monitor election too, Nigeria i hail thee. Lai mohammed cried when the IGP declared 22 hours curfew because his boys would be blocked on their way to Anambra. APC may be worst than PDP.

kenbee: Abagworo, freeglobe and berem. You are never a polite and unbiased reporter. Your major source of post is elomba, saharareporter, the nation & punch that are deeply rooted in propagander, lies, deceit & blackmailing.

bla bla bla.. Like when you said the double registration of Obiano was a blackmail by APC when there was a proof that he actually registered twice? Oh please spew some more crap! Am listening!!

Abagworo, thanks for this information. Now the truth has finally come out. Shame on Ngige's haters.

Who is fooling one?
Did they gets accredited by the same police before parading themselves as election observers...


And you say 180... All dis for observing election abi na continental election.

james_ibor: Election observers with ballot boxes and voters cards?

Issokay!

There was none of that. I already knew something was missing from the on set. Read that letter well and you'll see that it was more or less INEC observers identity card that was with them and not voters card.

immortalvoices: [s] Who is fooling one?
Did they gets accredited by the same police before parading themselves as election observers...


And you say 180... All dis for observing election abi na continental election. [/s]

Probably the OP was too long for you to read. I advice you to go back and read it if possible 5 times and let it sink very well in your shallow brain. Read well before commenting.

This ngige a jinn tormenting all his opponents and making them run pillar to pole to cook up stories to discredit him.

A new wave of virus spreading across Anambra.
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Who am I to believe now? The Police which is an epitome of corruption or the young man who is probably in the payroll of APC

story story... cover up 4rm APC apologists. beta start using plan B because dis one don cast. i am ready to bet with my new techno phantom, ngige must win BRONZE in dis election.
APGA - GOLD
PDP - SILVER
APC/LP - BRONZE (ngige go win ubah for the 3rd place march by penalty shoot out)

.i wish all guber candidates success as they tussle 2moro,i also implore all d electorates to abide stictly by d law,as they vote 4 d right candidate devoid of party buh one dat's experienced so dat d long waited transformation(change)'ll flourish...#NGIGE

kenbee: Abagworo, freeglobe and berem. You are never a polite and unbiased reporter. Your major source of post is elomba, saharareporter, the nation & punch that are deeply rooted in propagander, lies, deceit & blackmailing.

Do us a favor abd provide us with Your own Source dat says there are APC thugs...

Who do we believe? Someone is lying here and it could be the police or the APC people. Both are very capable.

Lusola15: Lies
1. did u inform d nearest police station before d start of ur meeting
2. Why didn't u go to d state directly
3. The pump action (PA) is part of d training abi

Look stop all dis ok and go to plan B

This whole thing may be political or not but I just wonder why observers for an election in ANAMBRA need to travel hundreds of miles, pass through the same ANAMBRA and lodge in an APC state.

Still not sure what to believe

Whatever the case:
Some people from the South West came all the way down to the East because of Anambra elections (something which some people said was impossible on the other thread).
They passed through Anambra and went to Imo to lodge (something which people said was unlikely on the other thread)

As an impartial observer I forsee Ngige winning but INEC will return Obiano. This election is the testing ground for PDP in 2015.

OK

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Abagworo: Anti- democratic forces have unleashed their latest retrogressive onslaught, less than forty-eight hours to the Anambra Gubernatorial election, at civil society activists and groups officially accredited by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the premises of Disney Hotels, Km 4, Owerri-Onitsha road, Owerri, Imo State.
Our Organisation, the Justice and Equity Organisation (JEO) accredited as observer in the Anambra Governorship elections of 16th November, 2013 was the victim of police repression and political game.

To ensure efficiency and credible observation, we have organised a pre-election training and briefing session for our Observers. The occasion was also used to distribute election observation paraphernalia to our agents for the Saturday elections. While this peaceful and unobtrusive process was ongoing, a team of police men, acting ostensibly to protect the interest of some evil minded people swooped on the hotel, arrested all the 180 observers, mobilised by our organisation from across the country and carted away the INEC-provided election observation identification tags among other valuables.

This urgent public notice therefore became expedient in view of the very reliable information at our disposal, on a planned purported police stage-managed drama, wherein the arrested activists would be paraded as hoodlums and common criminals. In fact, the Police is set to display some arms and ammunition to press home its chicanery on the intent and gathering of the comrades.

We are using this medium to appeal to members of the public and the Inspector-General of police to as a matter of urgency call the Police to order. The conduct of an election should not and cannot be an excuse to declare a state of emergency on the people who are supposed to come and exercise their franchise freely. The undue militarisation of Anambra State and its environs had been a cause of concern to well-meaning observers. This high-tension situation informed our choice of Owerri for our training and briefing of mobilised observers. This arrest and detention of well-meaning Nigerians, who have sacrificed their time and comfort for voluntary service in the interest of the nation must be roundly and soundly condemned by all.

We are by this statement further calling on Mr. President, the National Assembly, Party leaders, Inspector-General of Police, the Press, INEC and Nigerians for their intervention ahead of the election.

We hereby admonish the Police authorities to order the immediate release of our members to forestall undue tension during and after the election.

Sincerely yours,

______________

O. Obafunsho

Coordinator

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Rubbish
Security operatives caught some apc mercenaries with fake Anambra voters card who are hell-bent on formenting trouble tomorrow and paraded them on tv... ...yet some apc irritants are here typing rubbish in defence of God know what!.. ...anyway kudos to the security operatives cos it's -200 or so potential trouble makers out of the way..more grease to your elbow.

^^^^ Who be You to close the thread? You dey fear truth? See what hatred and desperation by PDP crooks can cause

The truth is finally out! Obi and Obiano must be disgraced tomorrow!

Senseless Abagworo! Observers with guns and voters cards?

kingbang: Senseless Abagworo! Observers with guns and voters cards?

Its there tactics to rain abuses on any one writing the truth. I believe you've not read the news. What they had was INEC observer cards. In a different news, Police arrested 2 Imo vigilante members and displayed their pump action guns alongside the observers.

heehehehhehehehhehe abi na only 4 my tv AIT and channels tv dey show us proof of APC's despration?
http:// www.thisdaylive.com/articles/180-arrested-with-
fake-voters-cards-ammunition/164402/

Abagworo:

Its there tactics to rain abuses on any one writing the truth. I believe you've not read the news. What they had was INEC observer cards. In a different news, Police arrested 2 Imo vigilante members and displayed their pump action guns alongside the observers.

180 election observers? From which Organization please? Accredited by whom? You are an unbelievable sycophant dude!

kingbang:

180 election observers? From which Organization please? Accredited by whom? You are an unbelievable sycophant dude!

Read the news article 1st before commenting. Two guns were collected from uniformed members of Imo vigilante and not from these youths. The name of the organization is "Justice and Equity Organization" JEO which is INEC approved.

This is a more believable story as opposed to the fable on the other thread.

Its politics,truth is on vacation. The only good fight is the one won soooooo,I pray my candidate wins- by hook or crook.

Abagworo:

Read the news article 1st before commenting. Two guns were collected from uniformed members of Imo vigilante and not from these youths. The name of the organization is "Justice and Equity Organization" JEO which is INEC approved.

Justice and Equity Organization? Found nothing like that anywhere online? No website, no contact info?. And how come they were all caught with Anambra voters cards? Do Observers vote too? . You are a joke!