Tension looms as APC reveals how PDP whips voters, issues death threat during guber poll

Tonye Cole, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state during the March 18 governorship election in the state, has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) championed a high level of intimidation during the poll.

While speaking on the outcome of the election on Monday, March 27, Cole disclosed that voter suppression allegedly championed by the PDP necessitated the low turnout of voters in Rivers, Channels Television reported.

Tonye Cole reveals how PDP sponsored thugs to intimidate voters during March 18 election

He also alleged that voters were whipped and threatened to forcefully cast their votes for PDP, adding that the commandeering of ballot boxes at various polling units was aided by the support of government officials and security personnel.

His comment reads in part: “There was a build-up of intimidation, voters were intimidated. They were told not to come out, whips were bought, people were whipped. Town criers went into communities, saying that nobody should come out.”

He argued that voter intimidation during the voting period in the state was very heavy, making many people to be scared of coming out to vote.