Nigeria- Scores of women from various parts of Anambra state, who protested yesterday, over the conduct of the governorship election on Saturday, had a rough deal at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as they were dispersed with tear gas canisters by the police attached to the commission.

The women, who protest march through some streets in Awka and ended up at INEC head office were calling for total cancellation of the election.

Some of them reportedly carried placards that read “Anambra not for sale,” “No election was conducted in Anambra,” and “We want fresh poll not supplementary poll.” 

As the women ran for their dear lives, two of them were reported to have fainted but they were helped by their colleagues.

Their leader, Mrs. Tina Akonobi, said that they were at the commission’s office to “mourn for the disaster, destruction, doom, robbery and fraud that took place on the November 16.”    
       
She said: “The election was a sham aimed at insulting the integrity, intelligence and intellectual ability of the people of the state and Nigeria in general adding that INEC brought a fraudulent register three days to election where they removed names of voters whose names start with the letter ‘O” like Okonkwo and Okeke at Idemili. 

They also accuse INEC of bringing fraudulent people to conduct election noting that it was a scam and destruction of a generation and Igbo land. 

“We are calling for the cancellation and resignation of Professor Attahiru Jega for the doom that is impending because this is what will happen in 2015.” She said.