The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on media, Crusoe Osagie, said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is manipulating the ongoing election in Edo state.

In a statement sent to newsmen, the governor’s aide lamented over alleged election manipulations in areas where he belived his boss, Obaseki had relative advantage.

Mr Osagie said, “Suddenly card readers are not working in areas where Governor Godwin Obaseki is very popular,” adding that voters “are being disenfranchised and we are constrained to say that this is sabotage.”

“Specifically, in Oredo Ward 1, Unit 20 and other places where the governor is clearly popular, the card readers are not working.

”The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should prove to Edo voters that it can conduct a credible election in Edo State,” he maintained.