The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rejected the call of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to redeploy the Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Anugbum Onuoha, ahead of the September 21 governorship election.
Recall that the opposition party had demanded Mr Onuoha’s redeployment over his blood relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
Edo State PDP chairman, Anthony Aziegbemhin, in a protest letter addressed to INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday, said the ties between Messrs Wike and Onuoha are too close to ignore.
He added that, “the said Edo REC is a cousin to the Minister of the FCT, Mr. Wike.
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