A non-partisan body, Abia Frontiers (AF) has called on appropriate authorities to prosecute Senator Mao Ohaubunwa of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for committing electoral fraud during the 2019 national assembly election, Igbere TV reports.
Igbere TV reports that this is coming after the September 9 verdict of the National and State Assembly Election Petition tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia state, on Abia North Senatorial District election.
Ohaubunwa, who was then a sitting Senator and the candidate of the PDP in the poll, had instructed his police details: Inspector Micheal Antai and Sergeant Okwudiri Ndukauba to snatch election ballot materials from officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on their way to deliver the election materials to INEC office in Arochukwu LGA of Abia state during the national assembly election of February 23, 2019.
Ohuabunwa, who was thereafter arrested, interrogated and released on bail at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Abia state, filed an application before a Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia state with suit no : HU/25M/2019 and the case was dismissed on 3rd June , 2019 by Justice C. C Thomas Adiele.
According to the group’s Chairman, Chief Adams Njoku, the embattled former legislator, also sent his cohorts to waylay INEC officials at College of Education road, Arochukwu before the election materials were hijacked and transferred to a black hilux van owned by Ohaubunwa and the culprits zoomed off.
Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Njoku, stressed that upon the dismissal of the suit filed against the Nigeria Police Force by Ohuabunwa, on infrigment of his human right, the police has the authority to put Ohaubunwa under check to prevent him from causing mayhem in future.
He said, ” we are surprised with the judgement of the tribunal.
“During the national assembly election, Ohuabunwa was responsible for snatching electoral materials with the assistance of his police details and thugs.
” The judgement is not only worrisome and unfortunate but unacceptable and biased.
“We are optimistic that the Appellate court will review the position of the lower court in a bid to correct the anormaly” .
While urging the Nigeria Police Force to transfer the case of electoral fraud against Ohuabunwa from the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Abuja to State Criminal and Investigation Department (SCID) Abia state for continuation of investigation, Njoku charged the electorate to shun violence and social vices during and after polling.
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