Sentences with phrase «hijacking ballot boxes»

In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose questioned the police authority on what it has done in respect of the Police officers that Nigerians have seen on videos, hijacking ballot boxes.

Even before this issue could be dealt with, there were other video footages from Ada East, a District in the Greater Accra Regional, of Invisible Forces invading a room where Assembly Members were gathered to elect a DCE nominee of the president, hijacked the ballot box, held everyone hostage, stuffed the ballots and declared the president's nominee winner of the elections, while beating those they could in the full glare of the Ghana Police Service men.

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He said, «During voting process, ballot boxes and ballot papers were criminally hijacked by miscreants armed to the teeth, who were identified members of the APC in some local government areas, particularly in Abeokuta.

As you say, it's never been easier to publish, but one downside of this is that it's also never been easier to shave points, stuff the ballot box, bushwhack rivals (or perceived rivals) under the cover of anonymity, hijack others» words for selfish purposes — and all the rest.