We Voted Without Electronic Accreditation – Akpabio’s Aide Tells Tribunal

Former political adviser Udo Ekpeyong was the last witness at the Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district 2015 election tribunal on Saturday, September 19. He stated that many electors voted without the electronic card reader accreditation in Ukanafun local government area.

According to This Day, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) closed its defence in the Akwa Ibom by Udo Ekpeyong’s statement who used to be a political adviser of former governor Godswill Akpabio and the PDP local government collation officer for Ukanafun.

Ekpenyong was testifying in a matter taken before the tribunal by the APC candidate for Akwa Ibom North West, Chief Inebehe Okori. Okori is challenging the conduct of the election and declaration of former governor Godswill Akpabio as winner of the poll.

Ekpeyong’s testify says that the card reader did not function in his polling unit 5, Ikot Oku Osung, compelling him and others to go on with voting without accreditation.

He also said that more people behind him were manually accredited after the card reader malfunctioned. But the card reader report punctured his claim as it showed that 128 voters were electronically accredited.

Total number of accredited voters with the card reader for Ukanafun stood at 15,258 but in the final result sheet he signed, 44,030 was allocated as total number of accredited voters for the area with total votes cast put at 41,922 in the final result sheet he signed. Read details on This Day.

 

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