How Edo APC primary was scientifically manipulated — Imansuagbon

Barr Kenneth Imansuagbon, who contested in
last weekend’s governorship primaries of the
APC, is insisting on a fresh vote affirming that
the last primary was scientifically rigged to
favour Mr. Godwin Obaseki.

Noting that the exercise was not free and fair
and could hurt the APC if not redressed,
Imansuagbon who has lodged an appeal with the
Opeyemi Bamidele led election appeal
committee said:

“There must be a forensic examination of the
ballot papers. That is the only thing I can accept,”
he said, arguing: “The election was not free and
fair as people are being made to believe. It was
scientifically and electronically manipulated.

Watermark technology was used to manipulate
the election. You will not see it during the day.

You will only see evaporated ink that will vanish
in two minutes.

“One should ask why despite the fact that
accreditation finished around 2 pm, voting was
delayed till around 7 pm. Under the floodlight,
they had allocated the votes to Obaseki. We had
heard that he was going about saying he was
going to win with over 1600 votes, but I
considered it a mere rumour, that the margin of
victory for anyone who would win should not be
more than 20 - 30. Even if Oshiomhole himself
ran, he could not have polled that much in an
election that has the deputy governor, who also
controls the party structure, contesting.

Imansuangbon said talks about post-primary
reconciliation is an exercise in futility as the
only option is for the party to reverse the
governorship primary or test the popularity of
other aspirants at the general election.”

“We are praying them to cancel the election and
do a fresh primary. If they don’t do it, we will
take our protest to the court of the people.
When Anenih rigged me out in the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, I told him he would lose,
and the party lost. So, the Bamidele committee
should cancel the election on the grounds of
immorality.”