Former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Dr. Nwabu Mgbemena, was stopped from voting yesterday during the rescheduled governorship election in Obosi Registration Area of Anambra State.
According to Mgbemena, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, National Commissioner, Mr. Ahmed Wali, stopped INEC ad hoc staff from allowing him performs his civic responsibilities.
Speaking to journalists over his disenfranchisement, Mgbena said that he was at the verge of being accredited for voting when the INEC commissioner walked in and stop the INEC ad hoc staff from allowing him to be accredited for the election.
He explained that the INEC local government headquarters at Ogidi had cleared him and laminated a printout of his registration card containing his picture following his complaint of loss of his original voter's card.
His words: "When I got to this polling unit located within St. Mary's Anglican Church, Obosi, I approached the INEC Presiding Officer who said my name was not on the register. Later, the officer said my name had been located in the register and I should come forward to be accredited.
"As this was going on I saw the INEC National Commissioner walk in and approached him over the issue. After explaining to him and showing him the card from the INEC office in Ogidi, he walked up to the Presiding Officer and simply told him not to allow me to vote."