Former minister of Niger Delta,Elder Godswill Orubebe disrupted the declarations today. Orubebe accused Jega of promptly acting on APC’s petition on alleged rigging in Rivers State while ignoring that of PDP. This is what he said to Orubebe said:
“We have lost confidence in you. You are partial. You are compromised and we are not going to continue with you. You are partial. You are selective.
He thereafter refused to release the microphone and sat on the floor close to the ‘high table’ with some other PDP representatives as security men watched.
Jega was forced to respond to the allegations..
You said you submitted a petition I refused to accept..You claimed a result released by the APC was allegedly given to them by me..
Yesterday,after we took the fist batch of results and a recess was declared..as I walked back to the office, my PA said to me, here are some papers a rep of PDP sent .Bello Fadili gave some documents to my PA on the stand,while results were being collated ,on live TV..I told him(my PA) to return the documents..This is because I don’t receive petitions on the stand.Subsequently, he sent a text message..I said we don’t collect peitions on the platform,when collecting results..He said I should have left my office open..I told him the Secretary of the commission is in the office. I can’t receive petitions in this hall, on this platform..
He replied, he will see what he can do.As I speak, I have not received anything .Jega responded to allegations he gave APC results before hand,which they published on his website. I do not give results to anybody..The results were formally declared. so as far as I am concerned,I have not given anybody results..It’s unfair to speak about something I have not seen.Let us not disrupt a process that has ended peacefully..you are a former minister,you are expected to conduct yourself in a respectable manner ”
After Jega asked that the collation should continue, Mr Dickson, did not relent,insisting the collation won’t continue.. and it is unknown if he was whisked away by the security..But it appears he was led away peacefully