The opposition parties in Imo have been insisting that INEC should redeploy its Resident Electoral Commission in the state, Sylva Agu because of alleged partisanship.
‘s attempt to shut out journalists from its Tuesday’s meeting with governorship candidates in Imo State led to chaos, with the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Samuel Anyanwu, and his Labour Party , counterpart, Athan Achonu, staging a walkout.
Mr Ukeagu, who did not give a reason for his decision, represented the INEC Chairperson, Mahmood Yakubu in the meeting. Channels TV reported that the parties’ officials stopped short of throwing punches against one another, as the meeting continued to be rowdy.
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