The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged hijack of electoral materials for the conduct of Local Government Area (LGA) elections in Cross River by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The allegation was made by PDP candidates in the Saturday elections in Yakurr and Obudu Council, Mrs Jennifer Usani and Mr Emmanuel Asinde respectively.
They decried the absence of voting materials in their respective LGAs as at the time of filling this report for the election that was scheduled to commence at 8am.
The PDP candidates said that not only was there absence of materials , there was no semblance of any elections taking place in the areas.
“There is nobody, polling officials and security agencies in the polling units across Obudu as we speak and obviously, there cannot be voters in the absence of officials and security.
“Indeed, we were ready for the election but it seems they were never ready for us”, said the Yakurr candidate.
Also speaking, the Obudu candidate who corroborated his Yakurr counterpart narrative, also alleged that voting was only taking place at the ward of the APC candidate in Obudu.
“There is no election in the 10 wards, except that of the APC candidate in Obudu”, he claimed.
Meanwhile, the state electoral umpire has debunked the allegation of materials being hijacked and said voting is currently ongoing across the state.
A commissioner in the state electoral commission, Mr Daniel Edet, who debunked the claim, saying that the commission had worked hard to ensure hitch-free election