Candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the yogi State Saturday election, Natasha Akpoti, has narrated her ordeal at a peace meeting organized by the Independent Electoral Commission in Lkoja, the state capital, on Tuesday.
She could not enter the venue of the event although INEC spokesperson, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said she arrived at the venue late.
It was, however, not INEC that prevented her from being there.
According to her, some thugs did so, despite the fact that there were many security people there.
She said in an interview, “They started calling me names. One of them called me a prostitute. They called me ‘ashes (commercial sex worker.”
Speaking on the incident, Oyekanmi had said:
“We are inside the hall and wouldn’t know what is going on outside. One thing is sure: she did not arrive in good time as at the time the event started, but that is not enough reason for anybody to prevent her from coming inside. She has a right to take her place inside the hall.
“We have heard that she is outside and efforts are currently being made to bring her inside the hall. We need her to sign the Peace Accord, the process of which is currently on. “We asked the Legal Officer of our Kogi State Office to go outside the hall and look for Natasha Akpoti, but he came back and reported that he searched the entire premises but could neither locate her nor her entourage.
“Now, the representative of the SDP inside the hall was asked to endorse the Peace Accord, but he refused.”
