A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senatorial candidate in the last general elections for Kwara South senatorial district, Architect Lola Ashiru, has told the National Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Ilorin that some electoral materials used for the exercise on March 28 had already been signed and stamped by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on March 27, a day before election.

Ashiru’s lawyer, Prof Rasheed Ijaodola, who led hin in evidence before the tribunal tendered 92 ballot papers alleged to have already been stamped and signed by INEC, signifying that they had already been used a day before the election.

The revelation was made as hearing continued before the tribunal where other documents like Forms EC8 (A1&A1), which allegedly contained voting results in four local government areas of Oyun, Offa, Ifelodun and Irepodun in the state.

Counsels to the first respondent, Mr Adebayo Adelodun, SAN as well as the All Progressives Congress, APC, did not however object to the admissibility of the documents as exhibits.

Ashiru in his statement on oath alleged these were the irregularities, malpractices and misconduct in Offa, Oyun, Ifelodun and Irepodun local government areas.

He averred that the votes recorded for him by INEC in the four councils were not the valid votes emanating from the senatorial election held in the senatorial district on March 28.

He said the election in the aforementioned councils was characterised by massive rigging, over voting, multiple thumb printing, ballot box stuffing, and allotment of votes, alteration and inflation of results. - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/nass-pdp-candidate-challenges-apcs.html#sthash.pxtQSeyK.dpuf

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