A coalition of major opposition political parties in Imo State has sent a strongly worded petition to key anti-graft and security agencies over an alleged plot to compromise the integrity of the 2027 general elections. The coalition also called for an independent investigation and appropriate legal action against anyone found culpable.
In a petition dated November 6, 2026, and addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, the coalition raised the alarm over a series of developments within INEC's Imo State office which, it argued, needed urgent institutional scrutiny to safeguard the credibility, transparency and impartiality of the forthcoming electoral process. Copies of the petition, which bear official receiving stamps, were received on November 9, 2026, at the offices of the INEC National Chairman, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. Other recipients include the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu; the Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS; the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Imo State; INEC National Commissioners; and relevant domestic and international election-monitoring organisations.
The opposition parties urged the EFCC and ICPC to investigate any credible evidence of financial inducement, abuse of public office or political interference in the administration of elections in Imo State. They also called for appropriate legal and disciplinary proceedings against any individual established to have participated in attempts to compromise electoral personnel, processes, technology or materials, irrespective of political affiliation, public standing or institutional position.
The petition identified several issues which the coalition believes require independent verification and urgent investigation. These include the simultaneous redeployment of all 27 Electoral Officers across the 27 local government areas of Imo State, including the circumstances, rationale and implications of the exercise. They also raised concerns over possible political interference in personnel changes within the Commission, particularly in its Information Technology Department in Imo State, as well as questions concerning the professional relationships of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barr. Chukwuemeka Ibeziako.
The petition also contained reports of an alleged plan to undermine the transmission of polling unit results through the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, to the INEC Result Viewing Portal, IReV, in selected polling units, with result sheets reportedly to be moved to designated centres before subsequent uploading. Other issues such as alleged disappearance or inaccessibility of uncollected Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, and the alleged inducement of 27 newly redeployed Electoral Officers with $20,000 to secure their support for the All Progressives Congress, APC, were also in the petition.
The petition was jointly signed by Chief MacDonald Amadi (ADC); Barr. Chuks Agbugba (LP); Amb. Steve Nnadi (APP); Comrade Lancelot Obiaku (PDP); Hon. Benneth Obiakor (YPP); Comrade Uchechukwu Ayozie (NDC); and other participating publicity secretaries of opposition political parties in Imo State.
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