Election result: Orlu Zone boils, over Uzodinma’s manipulation

The alleged manipulation of Imo West Senatorial, Orlu Zone result by incumbent Senator, Hope Uzodinma who is also the PDP candidate in the March 28 election has thrown the zone into serious crises.
Youths from all the 12 LGAs in Orlu Zone in their thousands trouped out massively at INEC office, Orlu the State headquarters along Port-Harcourt Road, Assumpta Roundabout and Orlu Road junction to demonstrate their grievances over alleged fraudulent activities of the PDP Senatorial Candidate who was fingered in electoral fraud.
Their protest was massively carried out under the canopy of National Council of Orlu Youths under the leadership of Comrade Chukwuemeka Oguaju.
Speaking to newsmen during their protest, the president of the group stated in clear terms that they voted for Goodluck Jonathan, but totally rejected Uzodimma at the polls because his tenure was a total disappointment to the good people of Orlu Zone.
He maintained that results collated at various polling booths obviously showed that he failed woefully as the people rejected him.
The youth leader explained that they did not vote for the PDP senatorial candidate because his tenure was deceitful and an abysmal failure.
According to him the protesting indigenes of Orlu Zone from the 12 LGAs are members of APC, PPP, APGA Accord, and other political parties who were totally displeased with his unreproductive representation.
He maintained that reports of many results obtained from various polling booths disclosed that he lost totally and called for a declaration of the authentic result.
The protesting youths lamented bitterly that election was not held in Oguta, Oru East and some wards in the zone, but to their greatest surprise Senator Uzodimma allegedly manufactured results to favour him.
In straight and clear terms, they called for the cancellation of the result or a rerun of all the areas irregularities were championed in the zone by Uzodima alleging that he criminally hijacked the process. When interviewed, Miss Doris Chime Duru from Njaba stated categorically that Uzodimma manipulated the electoral process with some INEC officials. She
pointed out clearly that it was not a credible, free and fair election due to high level of electoral fraud manifested by the PDP candidate.
Another indigene of Orlu Zone Mr. Okolike Godstime from Ideato North explained the incumbent Senator raped democracy when he fraudulently diverted and prevented the process just to deny the people the opportunity to choose their representative.
The National Council of Orlu Youths also accused the incumbent senator of wasting lives of four Orlu youths who was allegedly killed by his hired thugs during the senatorial election.