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The Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) office in Ughelli was today burnt down by suspected thugs of All Progressives Congress (APC).
TheNewsGuru learned that the thugs are persons suspected to be loyalists of the senator representing Delta central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Mr. Ovie Omo-Agege.
The APC boys alleged that original results sheets were not provided, while accusing the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) of hijacking electoral materials and a broad attempt to rig the local government election in the area.
The senator’s loyalists went on a rampage and set the commission’s office ablaze.
It was alleged that 90% of ad-hoc staff and returning officers in Ughelli North, Aniocha North and other councils in the state recruited by the commission were PDP members.
At the Onicha-Olona ward 5, it was alleged that the Presiding Officers were also PDP members while in the ward of the former House of Representatives member, Ndudi Elumelu, the list of ad-hoc staff recruited by DSIEC could not be seen.
At Oleh, Isoko South and Ozoro, Isoko North local government areas, it was reported that election materials provided were not original while result sheets were missing, and as a result, the leadership of the (APC) in Isoko South council staged a protest to the police station where some of the sensitive materials were taken to.