Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has stated that members of his party, APC will not vote in tomorrow's elections unless they see the original copies of result sheets. He also urged the youths to make sure they do not cast votes till the INEC officials show them original copies of the result sheet, emphasizing that he did not want photocopies, he said “We will not vote if we don’t see result sheets. Ask the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officials for the result sheets. If they fail to produce them, then form a human ring around the INEC officials and together with the security men escort the ad-hoc staff to the local government headquarters and lodge your complaints. But make sure nobody votes in any unit where the original result sheets are not produced. We will not accept photocopies.
He also alleged that there maybe an upsurge in militancy in parts of the state during the elections which he also alleged is because of the First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan's quest to rig the elections in favour of the PDP.
Appealing to INEC to ensure they give original copies of result sheets to their officials, he equally urged youths to harass INEC officials till they produce the sheets. “We will do what we did in our village; we call it the Obima formula. Our youths usually lock down the village. No one comes in and no one goes out. I am pleading that INEC should not endanger the lives of its staff by holding on to the original result sheets.
“Don’t allow any INEC official to leave your unit or your village if he or she fails to do the right thing. This time nobody will write fake results and go scot free. Don’t allow voting to commence until you see the result sheets. And also ensure that the results of your units are announced and pasted by the INEC officials before they leave,” he said.
He said that security arrangements had been made to ensure the safety of lives and properties during and after the elections.
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