• Mike Igini accuses Akwa Ibom State of electoral malpractices
• He claims to have evidence to back his claims
• He stressed that his administration will be different regardless of opposition

Mr Mike Igini has accused past administrations in Akwa Ibom, saying elections do not hold in the whole of the state. Igini is the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Akwa Ibom State

While making this accusation, he stated that he has evidence backing his claims regarding the 2015 and 2019 general elections.

He said “In that same 2015 in Akwa Ibom, they ‘allocated’ five per cent (of votes) to the current President”

In the video shared by Channels TV, he refused to bulge even after he was repeatedly urged to be mindful of his choice of words.

He insisted saying, “Yes, allocated! Because in Akwa Ibom they don’t do election, they write results.”

Mr. Igini went on to say, “I have the records, you go there; because when I arrived in Akwa Ibom State, leaders – traditional rulers, religious leaders; all groups came to me but that is not new to me, I was the commissioner in neighbouring Cross River State.”

A new era, he said…

He said the days of not conducting elections were gone and promised that the electoral system in Akwa Ibom State would witness a major turnaround.

The INEC official further revealed that he had notified stakeholders in the state after he assumed office that it would no longer be business as usual.

Reacting to the allegation of bias levelled against him by some political groups, he claimed those were all efforts to secure undue advantages.

He went on to liken himself to Noah in the bible, saying that the political actors and the leaders in the state refused to pay attention to his warning but treated him like the Proverbial Noah in the bible.

He said, “Noah told the children of God that there will be a great flood, but they didn’t take that seriously.

“I told them that under my watch in Akwa Ibom State, it is the will of the people that will govern.”

If you will recall, we previously reported that an INEC official who was abducted during the rerun in Cross River was released.