THE Enugu State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected in its entirety the results of the last Saturday local government elections held in the State, insisting that the poll should be canceled.
In a petition to the Chairman of Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission  (ENSIC) Mike Ajogwu (SAN) which was made available to Nigerian Tribune in Enugu on Wednesday, the APC accused the State electoral body of compromise in its conduct of the election.
“Please take note that the All progressives Congress APC, by this letter do hereby reject in its entirety the purported results of the Enugu state local government elections purportedly held on November 4, 2017.
According to the petition signed by the State Chairman of the party, Dr Ben Nwoye, which was entitled: Notice of rejection of the results of Enugu state local government election” the APC, said its resolve to reject the results was based on the fact that “the ENSIEC chairman, Dr. Ajogwu, acting directly and through his agents and employees willfully and wantonly refused to allow APC agents to observe the distribution of sensitive electoral materials before and during the election.
The letter further stated, “this wilful and act was perpetrated in order to give the peoples Democratic (PDP), undue advantage during the election proper.
It added that the decision was taken because “the ENSIEC chairman, acting directly and through his agents and employees gave the results sheets to agents, members and candidates of PDP. Shortly thereafter, PDP agents filled in the results sheets, and allocate winning numbers to their candidate.
The opposition party in the State equally accused Ajogwu of failing to provide results sheets at the polling units and collation centres, alleging that the commission also failed to make appropriate security arrangements to prevent electoral violence which marred the election
“As a result of that great number of APC supporters, candidates, and leaders suffered severe bodily harm” adding that the polls which was characterised by violence, that resulted to heavy gunshots left many people suffered gunshot wounds, stab wounds, kidnapping, torture, molestation and false imprisonment
“For the forgoing reasons and others not mentioned herein, All progressives congress demands immediate cancellation of the purported local government election held on November 4, 2017” they concluded.