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The Peoples Democratic Party has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to unleash violence on the people and rig the re-run election in Essien Udim local government area of Akwa Ibom state slated for Saturday.

In a statement, the party said it already has intelligence on how a serving minister in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet has allegedly compromised adDeputy inspector general (DIG) of police to deploy policemen to invade the local government, unleash unbridle violence and manipulate the electoral process in favour of the APC.

“The DIG promised the minister that with proper funding he will do the same thing that was done in Bayelsa in favour of the APC during the November 17, 2019 governorship election,” PDP said in  a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, its national publicity secretary.

“As part of the strategy, the DIG reportedly promised to deploy a more senior police Commissioner than the one in Akwa Ibom State to take charge of the command of policemen posted for the election in the local government area and that when that senior police commissioner comes even the State Police Commissioner will be under his command.”

The party warned officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to allow themseleves to be used to thwart the exercise.