Bad politics blamed for delisting of candidate’s names from INEC’s portal

The Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural In the Diaspora (AEISCID) has blamed dirty politics for the delisting of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate’s name from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal.

The group which had earlier declared support for the Ebonyi state PDP’s governorship candidate, Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, however, asked voters and party supporters to be calm over the development, insisting there was no cause for alarm.

There were reports of the sudden disappearance of names of the National Assembly candidates of the opposition PDP in Ebonyi state from the portal of the INEC.

But in a statement by the AEISCID President (worldwide), Amb. Paschal Oluchukwu, the group cautioned INEC to be wary of the antics of some fifth columnists within its ranks and files.

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According to the statement, the Supreme Court of Nigeria in September 2022, twice declared a business mogul, Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii and all the candidates wielding tickets under his lineup as the authentic candidates of the PDP.

“We at the Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural In the Diaspora, AEISCID received the astonishing and trending news of the sudden disappearance of names of the National Assembly candidates of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State from the portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with loads of reservations.

“For us, we consider this sad development as bizarre politics taken rather too far by those we believe should rather be joining hands to ensure the Party secures victory in the February 25th and March 11th general elections in Ebonyi State.

“AESICID is also in the know of the decisions of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in September last year whereby the apex Court twice declared a business mogul, Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii and all the candidates wielding tickets under his line up as the authentic candidates of the party.

“As a good party man who’s genuinely interested in the peace, unity and stability of the party, this socio-cultural group is also up to speed on the numerous commendable efforts and overtures made by Odii and indeed his team to reconcile and unite all aggrieved members of the party.

“Our findings showed that whereas a few of the party leaders on the other hand sincerely embraced the olive branch, the rest merely pretended while plotting and waiting to sabotage the efforts of the party to reclaim the state through the instrumentality of the ballot.

“It was therefore dangerous politics taken to the extreme in our estimation that some individuals could connive with enemies of the party to partner with some extraneous forces within and outside the electoral umpire to remove names of candidates some of who has no court cases as claimed by the INEC in its portal.”