By Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

The authorities of the Delta state independent national electoral commission (INEC) on Thursday threatened that politicians, and their surrogates who convert their houses, and farms to illegal polling units and deprive others access to exercise their franchise during their general elections will be handed over to police for prosecution.

Dr. Omoregbe also allayed the fears making rounds in the state that politicians had perfected plans to take possession of uncollected voters' cards to commit fraud in the coming election.

Omoregbe who made this known at a media conference in Asaba, said that some trouble makers would want to frustrate the commission, but vowed to arrest such people and hand them over to security agents while the commissioner would make necessary arrangements to prosecute them in line with the constitution of Nigeria.

He disclosed that 95% of people who registered in Delta state were yet to collect their PVCs, adding that the commission will do everything possible for peaceful elections in the state.

On the possibility of having free and fair election in some local government areas in the state that are flash points, Dr. Omoregbe assured that there was no cause for alarm in such LGAs as Ughelli North, Warri and Ndokwa East, adding that security arrangements were put in place to ensure free and fair elections.

“Arrangements have been put in place to protect lives by Navy, the police civil defense corps, and other security agencies” adding with the new security arrangements, materials at the riverine areas with gun boats would be protected go and come.

Dr. Omoregbe however disclosed that in the last one week, there had been verbal and physical threats aimed at intimidating political opponents, particularly with respect to the two major political parties, PDP and APC saying that the governorship candidates of PDP and APC in the state have been very civil but their supporters have been fanning the embers for trouble, leading to one person allegedly killed in Uvwie local government area and others kidnapped and assured that there will be peace in the elections.   

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lalasticlala seun mynd44

It did not help the PDP then.

It will not help them now.