2027: APP petitions INEC over suspected padding of voter register in Imo LG

The absorption Action Peoples Party, APP, has lodged a ceremonial protestation with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, implicit what it calls deliberately inflated figures successful the 2026 Preliminary Register of Voters for the Ugirike/Okwu/Eziama Registration Area (16-08-10), successful Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State.

The enactment alleged that 1 ward holds 17 per cent of Ikeduru's voters successful 9 per cent of its polling units, demanding a forensic audit earlier the registry is certified connected December 15, 2026.

The petition, addressed to the INEC National Chairman successful Abuja and received by his bureau connected November 11, 2026, was filed connected behalf of the enactment and its campaigner for Imo East senatorial district, Dr Chima Amadi.

This was contained successful a connection issued connected Wednesday by Barrister Uchenna Nnadi and Abu Ibrahim Bossan, the party's National Chairman and National Secretary respectively and made disposable to journalists.

Drawing lone connected INEC's preliminary registry for the 9 LGAs of Owerri Zone, the enactment points to 17 per cent of voters connected 9 per cent of units.

"The ward has 21 of Ikeduru's 227 polling units but 23,984 of its 141,427 registered voters; its polling units mean 1,142 voters, against 570 crossed Ikeduru's different 206 units.

"Eke Amaehi Village Square (16-08-10-021) records 3,117 voters, the highest of each 2,005 polling units successful Owerri Zone; that is 932 much than the largest portion successful Owerri Municipal (Urban Secondary School, 2,185).

"The ward has much voters than Uzoagba (16,014 crossed 30 units), Ikeduru's next-largest ward, and much than 5 times Amatta (4,551).

"In the aforesaid ward, the 10 Ugirike and Okwu units mean 601 voters, successful enactment with the remainder of the LGA. The six Eziama units mean 1,640, and 3 further units (019–021) clasp 6,901 betwixt them. Eight of Ikeduru's 10 largest polling units beryllium successful this 1 ward. Neighbouring communities successful a azygous ward bash not disagree by a origin of astir 3 done honorable registration," the enactment said.

The APP noted that INEC itself acknowledged connected October 27, 2026, that irregularities, including suspected AI-generated photographs, were recovered during nationalist show of the preliminary register.

The APP demanded that a forensic audit of each grounds successful the registration area, starting with units 16-08-10-011 to 016 and 019 to 021, beryllium completed earlier the last registry is certified connected December 15, 2026.

"Full biometric de-duplication (fingerprint and facial) against the nationalist register, and verification of each registrant's eligibility and residence. Disclosure, for those 9 units, of however galore registrations were added successful each signifier of Continuous Voter Registration, when, and by which devices and officers," the APP demanded.

It besides asked for the "removal of each invalid record, with affected entries withheld from the certified registry until the audit is complete."

While demanding disciplinary enactment and prosecution for anyone recovered to person helped inflate the register, the enactment requested entree for its representatives to observe the audit, and a written effect wrong 14 days.

"A padded registry successful 1 ward is simply a fraud connected each genuine elector successful the senatorial district, immoderate enactment they support," the enactment said. "The radical of Imo East volition not judge an predetermination conducted connected figures that cannot withstand scrutiny."

2027: APP petitions INEC implicit suspected padding of elector registry successful Imo LG