The acting chairman of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Emperor Jarret Tenebe, has asked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest and prosecute the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Asue Ighodalo, for allegedly forging his voters card.
Tenebe, who made this call in a letter dated July 3rd, said he was petitioning in his capacity as a voter and a law-abiding citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, "whose interest would be affected if a non-qualified person is allowed to participate or is elected."
According to him, Ighodalo allegedly presented forged documents to INEC and the general public.
He wrote in his petition "That the said Asuerinme Ighodalo has also presented same documents with a view of misleading the general public to rely on same to be true in claiming his party ticket based on a fraudulent and crooked foundation.
"That the said Asuerinme Ighodalo presented a voters card with VIN no. 90FS B195 4629 6818 630 purported to have been issued to him by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC having been registered at Unit 3 Idiror-Idirior Primary School in Ewohinmi Ward 1 in Esan SouthEast Local Government Area of Edo State, whereas he claimed to have transferred same from Lagos to Edo and such a card or registration is not found in any of the INEC Register CTC copy attached herewith.
