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Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Dr. Cyril Omoregbe has debunked allegations from some quarters that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state is hop nubbing with the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to rig elections in their favour as the gubernatorial/State Assembly elections approaches.

Omoregbe described the allegations as utter display of ignorance for any party or individual, to say that INEC preloaded BVAS machines with information of figures before sending them to respective units.

The REC who was reacting to claims by the state chairman of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Apostle Nyeneime Andy, who alleged that Governor Emmanuel visited and spent several hours with INEC to conclude plans on how to rig the said polls using the BVAS, disclosed that the BVAS Machine has nothing to do with the election results as it is mainly used for accreditation of voters and taking pictures of results that comes out of the pooling units.

Apostle Andy had claimed that his party had received intelligence report of an alleged plot to favour the ruling PDP in the state and called on the police, the DSS and international observers to take curious interest in Akwa Ibom to avert the plot.

Omoregbe maintained that the Commission is not in any secret meetings with the state governor or PDP, neither does it have preference for any political party above others but says the commission is open to all parties and stakeholders that visits his office for information or clarification in respect of the elections.