Following the fire outbreak at the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Akure, Ondo State, reactions have continued to trail the incident.
The fire occurred around 8:00pm on Thursday, destroying over 5000 Smart Card Readers inside two containers billed to be used for the October 10 governorship election in the state.
Reacting on the fire outbreak, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said it was alarmed by the fire incident, noting that a foul play cannot be ruled out.
In a statement by the party’s spokesperson in Ondo, Kennedy Peretie, reads, “Is the metal container bearing the over 5000 card reader machines connected to electricity? If so, was the electricity supply not put off after the official close of work at 5:00pm?
“Where were the security officers on duty at the time of the fire started? Why was it that fire engulfed a container housing over 5000 card reader machines within a few minutes?
“Indeed, we suspect collusion between some unscrupulous officials of the commission with some politicians to perfect plans to rig the October 10 governorship election.”
Also reacting to the incident, candidate of the PDP in the governorship election, Eyitayo Jegede, said he suspects something sinister by the fire incident.
Jegede, in a statement by spokesperson for his campaign organisation, Samuel Fasua, called on INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, to order a thorough probe into the inferno and bring the perpetrators to book.
While asking the commission to paste the authentic voters’ list for the state, the PDP candidate charged the police and other security agencies to investigate and unravel the cause of the incident.
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