African Democratic Congress has condemned the movement of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, around various polling units in Abuja under the guise of “monitoring”.
ADC said in a statement that Wike’s “monitoring” exercise, after unilaterally imposing a curfew on potential voters, represented direct interference in the election.
According to the party, Wike is not a registered voter in the FCT, and as a known partisan and cabinet minister, has no constitutional role in the exercise.
ADC described Wike’s presence during active voting as not only vexatious and meddlesome, but also tantamount to intimidating voters and officials.
The statement read, “The ADC has received reports of voter suppression and intimidation in parts of the FCT, including alleged collaboration between APC agents and some security personnel.
“We also note disruptions to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV), which has remained inaccessible even as results are being collated. We find this a curious coincidence and call on INEC to urgently restore full IReV functionality, with a clear public explanation of the disruption.
“We urge all our party agents and voters to remain calm but vigilant, and to document all incidents.”
