INEC Office In Imo State Rocked By Angry Protesters
More than one thousand trained collation/returning officers, early this morning, February 23rd, stormed the office of the Imo state office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lamenting that their names have been removed.
Trained collation/returning officers stormed the office of the Imo state office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on the day of the Presidential election.
A few of the returning officers who spoke to reporters, office along Portharcourt road in Owerri, alleged that INEC, was using only names of those from the Federal University of Technology, FUTO, Owerri.
However, the Imo state INEC, Public Relation Officer identified as Emmanuella Opara, has denied the allegation, stressed that those selected will get text messages.
One of the protesters identified as Micheal Emecheta, added that they were told to come on Friday to INEC office.
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Micheal Emecheta said in a statement:
“We were trained and we were told to come to the INEC, office and get the details of our posting.
“We were here yesterday and nobody briefed us. We have the information the INEC, only staff of the Federal University of Technology, FUTO, were selected. What am asking are we not staff of federal institutions. “They can’t be treating us like this. We were trained as collation/returning officers and by now were suppose to be at the collation centers. You remember that we have restrictions of movement so when are we going to be at the center.”
While in his response, the INEC PRO, Emmanuella Opara, stated:
“Those who will be chosen will get text messages. So their is no need for them to be there. They are not stranded the will get text messages if the are choosen. Why are they worried collation is in the evening.”
