The three Senators representing Akwa Ibom States at the upper chamber of Nigeria’s National Assembly has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the last governorship and state house of assembly elections in the state. The senators stated this at a press conference at the National Assembly complex in Abuja on Wednesday.
Addressing journalists Senator Aloysius Etok said the call for the cancellation of the election became necessary after serious consultation with their constituents. “After due consultation with our constituents, we are now calling on INEC to cancelled the last governorship and state house of assembly elections in Akwa-Ibom State and re-schedule the election” said Etok .
He added that the state has been mirrored in the negative after the last election in the eye of international communities. “We are not talking based on party but we are talking about the state as stakeholders. The state has been mirrored in the negative after the last election in the face of international community” Etok added.
Also speaking, Senator Helen Esuene described the governorship and state house of assembly elections in the state as a “broad day light robbery”. She said if the trend is allowed to continue, it will get worse. Esuene said no card reader was used in the state during the election.
In his contribution Senator Ita Enang called on the police to investigate the people who were carrying arms on the election day to ascertain if they were actually security men. He said the number of weapon presently in the state called for attention and urged the security agencies to immediately start mopping up of illegal arms in the state.
