POLITICS- Ahead of the 2023 governorship and House of Assembly elections across the country, the All Progressive Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party in Sokoto State have both accused each other of conniving with security agencies in the state to scuttle the electoral process in the state.
The APC, in a press conference addressed by its chairman, Isa Sadiq Acida, alleged that the PDP connived with security agencies during the just concluded presidential and National Assembly elections to deploy armed men to the polling units as well as young men with dangerous weapons to attack voters and voting agents.
The chairman while addressing newsmen at the party secretariat, further alleged that it was the same people sent out of the PDP by the Governor Aminu Tambuwal led administration that have turned out to have played a significant role in its downfall.
“We also urge the security agencies to investigate incidents of deliberate destruction of ballot boxes, find out who destroyed the boxes, who their sponsors are and ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book,” he added.
But the Peoples Democratic Party during a stakeholder meeting in the state called on its members across the state to ensure their votes is protected against rigging or manipulation henceforth.
They said that the PDP had thoroughly reviewed all infractions noticed during the presidential election and vowed to never again allow the use of foul means to usurp power as it was done in the past.
