Enugu North senatorial by-election a mockery — PRP

….Alleges widespread violence, voter intimidationBy Alumona Ukwueze

NSUKKA—The National Vice Chairman (South-East) of the People’s Redemption Party, PRP, Peter Okafor, on Monday, condemned last Saturday’s Enugu North Senatorial District by-election, describing it as a mockery of democracy and calling for its cancellation.

Speaking to journalists in Nsukka after monitoring the election, Okafor alleged that the exercise was marred by widespread violence, voter intimidation, ballot box snatching, and other electoral irregularities.According to him, the scale of violence witnessed during the poll was unexpected for a senatorial by-election.

“I am surprised that in an ordinary senatorial by-election, there was so much thuggery, electoral violence, and the snatching of ballot boxes and electoral materials,” he said.

Okafor further alleged that some PRP supporters were attacked during the election, claiming that one was shot while another sustained severe injuries from an axe attack. He also accused electoral and security officials of being absent in some polling units.