Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have been stationed at the polling unit of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate Dino Melaye in Ayetoro-Gbede, Kogi State.
The state is currently being controlled by the All Progressives Congress which also holds power at the federal level.
Melaye on Saturday raised the alarm over “filled result sheets” in the Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of the North Central state.
The PDP candidate alleged via social media that results sheets were filled in Kogi before the commencement of voting.
“Result sheets have been written. There is a massive protest in Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State right now.
“The result sheets have been filled and tampered with already and people are refusing to accredit, people are refusing to vote and they are insisting that plain result sheets must be shown to agents in accordance with electoral laws,” he said.
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In Kogi, the total number of registered voters is 1,932,654 and permanent voter cards (PVCs) collected is 1,833,160 with youths taking a lump 44% (850k) and the middle-aged having 32% (341K)
Eighteen candidates are in the contest in Kogi. Some of the top contenders in the November 11, 2023 poll in Kogi include Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP); Leke Abejide of the African Democratic Party (ADC); Melaye of the PDP; and Usman Ododo of the APC, who is an ex-auditor general of local government in Kogi under Governor Yahaya Bello.
Like Kogi, governorship elections are being held in Imo and Bayelsa states.
