Ignore IGP Abba, stay behind and have your votes counted - Says INEC and APC

INEC on Friday made it known on Channels TV that voters can stay behind to monitor their votes after casting it on the day of election. ANd the APC made it known that every Nigerian should ignore the threat of the IGP Suleiman Abba who said after casting votes all voters should return back to their various homes. Read extracted piece below

‘’According to Jega, who appeared on Channels TV on Friday morning, the electoral law says anyone that has no business with the electoral process at the polling booths but desires to monitor events should stay at least some metres away from the polling agents and completely away from the ballot box after casting their votes.
‘’The INEC Chairman further clarified that all registered voters have business with the process and can, therefore, not be classified as people that don’t have business at polling units.
‘’Therefore, the IGP has no constitutional right or powers under the constitution or Police Act to rewrite the electoral law. The role of the police is to maintain law and order or such other assistance as may be sought from the police by INEC,’’ the party said.
It also called on Nigerians to ignore the so-called public service announcement concerning the show of force by government security agencies, saying it is part of efforts to intimidate the electorate and pave the way for the PDP to rig the elections.
APC also asked Nigerians to ignore the SMS being sent around asking them to send their names and the last five digits of their VIN (Voter Identification Number) to certain numbers.