The Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof Francis Ezeonu; and governorship candidate of Reform and Advancement Party in the state, Kingdom Okere, on Friday clashed at the Independent Nationa
l Electoral Commission’s office in Owerri, the state capital.
Our correspondent who witnessed the incident observed that trouble started when Mr. Okere opposed those the REC was issuing tags to as Reform and Advancement Party agents for Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly polls. “Mr. REC, the people you are issuing tags to are not members of my party. I have the list of people you will issue tags to, who will protect my votes,” Okere explained.
Okere replied, “My party chairman is compromised. He is working with the APC governorship candidate. Use my list, unless you want to tell me that you are compromised.”
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