2023: Ondo PDP Raises Alarm over APC’s Alleged Rigging Plot
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo south senatorial district of Ondo state has raised alarm over an alleged plan by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and it’s southern senatorial candidate, Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim to rig the 2023 election through an indirect data collection process.
According to a statement signed by Mr. Allen Sowore, the Director of Media & Publicity for the PDP 2023 Ondo South Senatorial District Campaign Council, the rigging process is planned through a surreptitious software theft of data on voters’ cards by the ruling party in Ondo state, through the issuance of a purported “Social Welfare Card” christened card ÀSEYORÍ to unsuspecting citizens.
The Party called on INEC and law enforcement agencies to nib the situation in the bud by putting a halt to this process immediately, and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Below is the statement unedited:
Fraud Alert: Software Theft Of Voters’ Cards In Ondo South
This is to officially call the attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Nigeria Police Force and most importantly, the general public to the ongoing illegal, clandestine and cunning collection of personal data of Voters’ Cards of the electorates across the six local government areas of Ondo South Senatorial District through the issuance of a purported “Social Welfare Card” christened card ÀSEYORÍ by the members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) and its Senatorial candidate, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim.
The card specifically demands the applicant’s NAME, ADDRESS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, VOTERS NUMBER, WARD & UNIT. The implications of this is that the unsuspecting applicants would willingly surrendered the same data and information already supplied to INEC to the APC for easy access and possible software theft of their Voters’ Cards.
This public alert becomes imperative because under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), only the Federal Government through its agencies is vested with such power to collect vital personal citizens’ identities and information. Ultimately, this is tantamount to surreptitious software theft of data on voters’ cards by the ruling party in Ondo state to prepare the ground for scientific rigging of the 2023 General Elections.
It therefore behoves the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) as a critical stakeholder in the forthcoming election to urge the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Nigeria Police Force, the State Security Services and other security agencies to nib this ugly situation in the bud by putting a halt to this illegality immediately, and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Allen Sowore Esq
Director of Media & Publicity, PDP 2023 Ondo South Senatorial District Campaign Council
23/11/ 2022.
