Nigeria Politician reveals how they use to rig election under former Governor
Tony Okocha, the embattled Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, has openly admitted to rigging local government elections during the tenure of former governor Rotimi Amaechi.
Okocha, who served as Amaechi’s Chief of Staff from 2007 to 2015, stated that his involvement in election rigging was well known and not a secret.
In an interview on Channels TV, Okocha described himself as a whistleblower and argued that instead of being condemned, he should be commended for speaking out. He also controversially claimed that election riggers should not be imprisoned.
He said: “On the issue of whether I rigged the election, I did not hide it. I should be praised as a whistleblower.
“If you were an armed robber yesterday, and today you came to confess that you stole something somewhere yesterday. Are you saying that the law will now take a retroactive effect? The answer is No.
“The reason why we say and keep saying is because of what is going on as we speak. When you have an idea of a thing and you see the other person also wants to use the tactics that you already know, you will shout. That is the reason why we went to court.”
