The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the purported monitoring of elections conducted in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike on Saturday.
The Spokesman of the party, Abdullahi Bolaji in a statement on Saturday described Wike’s monitoring exercise after unilaterally imposing a curfew on potential voters, represents direct interference in the election.
Abdullahi berated the action noting that Wike is not a registered voter in the FCT and as a known partisan and cabinet minister, Wike has no constitutional role in the election exercise.
“His presence during active voting is therefore not only vexatious and meddlesome, but also risks intimidating voters and officials,” Abdullahi noted.
In another related development, the ADC alleged that it has received reports of voter suppression and intimidation in parts of the FCT, including alleged collaboration between APC agents and some security personnel.
“We also note disruptions to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV), which has remained inaccessible even as results are being collated. We find this a curious coincidence and call on INEC to urgently restore full IReV functionality, with a clear public explanation of the disruption.”
“We urge all our party agents and voters to remain calm but vigilant, and to document all incidents,”the Party noted in a statement.