The Peter Obi Media Office has raised concerns over an alleged plan to manipulate the 2027 general elections, particularly in the South-East.
In a statement signed by Indris Zekeri, the office alleged that elements within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, may be coordinating efforts to undermine the electoral process.
It claimed that operatives linked to the Presidency, alongside officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had been sent to the region to facilitate the relocation of polling and collation centres and alter voter records before election day.
The office also alleged that fictitious names could be added to the voter register, potentially allowing votes to be credited to people who neither appeared at polling units nor cast ballots.
It called on INEC to clarify whether it had approved any relocation of polling or collation centres and to publish details of any changes for public scrutiny.
The office also urged the commission to safeguard the voter register and commission an independent review of recent uploads and amendments.
It called on the Presidency to publicly distance itself from any fraudulent scheme and assure Nigerians that no government agency was being used to manipulate the electoral process.
The statement warned that any attempt to fabricate votes, change polling locations or compromise collation would be challenged through lawful and democratic means.
Neither INEC, the Presidency and the APC has reacted to the allegations by the Peter Obi Media Office as at tge time of filing this report
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