Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) on Airport Road in Benin city, yesterday, October 12, came under siege from protesters, who allegedly participated in the just concluded Edo state governorship election as ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
They said that they decided to protest because of an alleded unfulfilled assurance given them that they would be rewarded after the September 28, election. After waiting for about two hours, some members of the group threatened to spill the beans if their demands were not met.The protesters, who were mainly youths, gathered in front of the premises of the APC secretariat about 11a.m., and insisted that they must meet with a certain leader of the party before they would depart.
But meanwhile The APC in Edo state has denied making promises to staff of INEC,
the state publicity secretary of the APC, Mr Godwin Erhahon, distanced the party from making any commitment with the ad-hoc staff.
“We have asked those who are complaining to let us know who made the pledge on behalf of the party. We don’t know anything about it and by the time we know those behind it, we will be able to react. We know that ad-hoc staff are staff of INEC and not the party. So, I symphatize with the protesters,” Erhahon said.
On his part, the state chairman of the party Anslem Ojezua, claimed youths who invaded the party secretariat were sponsored by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“They claimed to be ad-hoc staff of INEC and that they came to collect money we were owing them for the just concluded governorship election,”said Ojezua.
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