BREAKING: Imo Monarch Responds to Allegation of Hijacking Orlu LG Election Materials

• The Labour Party (LP) earlier alleged that electoral materials were hijacked and diverted to the residence of Eze Emmanuel Okeke in Orlu, Imo state
• According to the party, the materials were diverted by thugs working for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
• The monarch who was mentioned in the controversy has spoken, and he strongly denied the allegation

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Orlu, Imo state - Eze Emmanuel Okeke, the chairman of the Imo council of traditional rulers, has denied diverting electoral materials meant for Orlu local government area (LGA) of the state to his palace.

Okeke was reacting to the allegations that he collaborated with members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to hijack and divert electoral materials belonging to seven wards in the area to his palace.

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Legit.ng understands that Labour Party (LP) agents had accused the monarch of conspiring with APC members in Imo state to divert electoral containers gathered at the Okigwe stadium.

They were said to have moved the materials to the local government secretariat in Okigwe where no other agent was allowed in except the APC.

APC is the ruling party in Imo state with the incumbent governor, Hope Uzodimma, as its flagbearer.

But reacting to the allegation, Okeke said there was nothing of such going on in his palace, The Nation reported.

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Source: Legit.ng