The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Anambra State, has prohibited politicians from entering its offices while the Continuous Voter Registration holds.
The Anambra State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, who gave the order following an incident that took place when a member representing Anambra Central senatorial zone, Senator Uche Ekwunife, visited the state headquarters of INEC, Awka, during which the registrants objected to her addressing them.
Mr Nwachukwu, directed INEC security personnel not to allow politicians to address the registrants anymore to forestall possible breakdown of law and order.
Ekwunife, who is the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senatorial candidate for Anambra Central for next year’s election, had visited the INEC office to monitor the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise.
She was said to have earlier distributed among the registrants and INEC officials some drinks and other edibles, apparently to appreciate their work, but the people argued that her intention was to boost her candidacy on would- be voters within the senatorial district.
It was gathered that as she proceeded to address the crowd, people started to shout her down on, forcing her security personnel to whisk her into her car.
