What happened: CUPP had made certain claims regarding the credibility of the next year's elections, including insinuations that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was planning to stop the use of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for conduct of the polls.
Addressing a world press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, spokesperson of the coalition, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, claimed intelligence at his group's disposal revealed that the APC had filed a suit at the Owerri Federal High Court to prevent INEC from deploying BVAS for the 2023 elections.
CUPP also displayed extracts of the National Voters register, which it claimed were part of at least 10 million fake registrations done by one of the political parties.
Ugochinyere added that plans were underway to remove the Chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, before the 2023 polls to smoothen the riggin plan.
INEC debunks CUPP claims: Reacting to the allegations, INEC cautioned the coalition against making claims that could unwittingly jeopardise the upcoming elections.
The electoral body said, while it encourages and respects the rights of citizens to demand accountability, it was also important exercise caution to protect the credibility of the electoral process.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the commission on Thursday, September 15, 2022.
INEC statement read: “The attention of the Commission has been drawn to a report of a press conference addressed by the...
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