The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of withholding sensitive election materials including collation (form EC8D) and result (form EC8E) sheets in its strongholds.
The main opposition party listed the affected states to include Abia, Delta, Kano.
“This scenario is playing out in many other states,” a statement on Friday signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP National Publicity Secretary, alleged.
The statement warned the Independent National Electoral Commission that it is inviting the wrath of Nigerians if the materials are not released.
Ologbondiyan said: “Intelligence at our disposal shows that certain compromised INEC officials are working with agents of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to hold back the material so as to pave way for the allocation of fictitious results for President Muhammadu Buhari and APC National Assembly candidates in the affected states.
“For instance, in Abia State, no collation forms and result sheets have been received for the Senatorial elections, while no result sheets for all the elections have been received in Delta and various other states.
“Also in Kano state only 105 Senate result sheets have been received in Garko Local Government Area instead of 144 . Rogo LGA has received 106 Senate result sheets instead of 141; Danbatta has received 28 cartons of House of Representatives ballot papers instead of 29, while Tofa LGA has received 18 cartons instead of 19.
“The PDP charges the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to immediately release the materials to their respective designated points and cautions that it will never allow anybody to use any means to rig it out in this election”.
The party noted that the development could lead to breakdown of law and order in the affected states if not addressed.
OWEDE AGBAJILEKE, Abuja
