By Gab Ejuwa

All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Representatives candidate for Isoko Federal Constituency, Mr. Joel Onowakpo-Thomas, has called on the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to investigate the abuse of law during the February 23 House of Representatives election in Isoko South and North Local Government areas of Delta State.

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In a statement by his media aide, Mr. Obah Sylva, he said the election witnessed massive turn out by enthusiastic supporters, who desired change, and voting went on peacefully until the peaceful atmosphere was disrupted in Isoko North,while the election process was hijacked by alleged Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, hoodlums.

He said: “Based on reports from election observers and agents of our political party, election ballot papers and results sheets were not supplied to Olomoro Ward 6, which denied 11,033 eligible voters the opportunity to choose their representative.

“Similarly, in Umeh/Erowha Ward, which was clearly won by the APC candidate, was cancelled with another 6044 voters disenfranchised.

“Additional votes in favour of the APC candidate cancelled in other units in Isoko South, were in excess of 13,000. In Isoko North, there were also cancellation in excess of 11,000 votes.”

He said there was also no election in Okpe-Isoko and Oyede as ballot boxes and other materials were hijacked, but that results later emerged in favour of the PDP candidate.

He explained that consequent upon the electoral malpractices, over 41,000 eligible voters were denied the opportunity to choose who represents them.