CUPP alleges new plot to sack INEC Chairman
... the coalition has also uncovered fresh plots to deactivate the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) from being used in the election and ultimately stop electronic transmission of results at the polls.
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has warned of a new plot to sack Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in order to undermine the 2023 general election.
The CUPP, which represents the majority of the country's opposition political parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party, made the claim during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday.
According to the CUPP Chairman, Ikenga Ugochinyere, who spoke on behalf of the opposition parties, the coalition has also uncovered new plots to deactivate the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and, ultimately, stop electronic transmission of results at polling stations.
Ugochinyere claimed that the plot was conceived by a top member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the party's South East region.
During its most recent press conference, the coalition accused Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma of voter registration fraud, prompting INEC to respond.
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