Group of women from Abia states numbering over 1000 both old and young, sick and the healthy, lame or worthy stormed the INEC state headquarters in protest against what they called the over all rigging of the state house of assembly by the ruling party PDP. The women expressed their dissatisfaction after voting massively for APGA and at last PDP was declared the sole winner of all the house of assemblies post.
75-year-old Madam Patience Eleleme, leader of Grassroots Women, who were also part of the protest, regretted that they stood under the scorching sun to vote for APGA but INEC declared PDP candidates as winners.
“Our grouse is that we voted for APGA but the ruling PDP government rigged the results in connivance with some unscrupulous INEC officials. What we are requesting is that our votes must count.”
The protesters displayed placards with different inscriptions, some of which read: “We will speak again’’, “This time, you will kill us first before you steal our votes again,’’ “APGA won all,’’among others.
75-year-old Madam Patience Eleleme, leader of Grassroots Women, who were also part of the protest, regretted that they stood under the scorching sun to vote for APGA but INEC declared PDP candidates as winners.
“Our grouse is that we voted for APGA but the ruling PDP government rigged the results in connivance with some unscrupulous INEC officials. What we are requesting is that our votes must count.”
The protesters displayed placards with different inscriptions, some of which read: “We will speak again’’, “This time, you will kill us first before you steal our votes again,’’ “APGA won all,’’among others.
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