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Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele
A former Lagos State Deputy Governor, Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, has alleged irregularities in the ongoing local government elections in the state and called for the cancellation of the exercise.
Speaking in an interview with Nigeria Info on Saturday, Bucknor-Akerele expressed frustration over her inability to vote at her polling unit.
“I have been to my own unit, my name is not there,” she said, adding that several units had been moved without prior notice.
“There are units supposed to be in front of Eko Hotel, they have brought them here to Ajose Adeogun,” she said.
The former deputy governor claimed that the relocation of polling units and missing names were part of a larger plan to rig the election.
“There is a clear effort to rig the election in favour of one party. Many people are not able to vote because they have completely disrupted all the polling units,” she said.
Bucknor-Akerele urged the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission to cancel the election, citing disenfranchisement and widespread logistical failures.
(PUNCH)