Minister Onyejeocha Faces Forgery Claims; Dismisses Allegations As Political Smear

The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has firmly denied allegations of electoral fraud leveled against her, labeling them as entirely false.

Rep. Amobi Ogah of the Labour Party (LP-Abia), who represents Isikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, had previously called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate and prosecute Onyejeocha over claims she falsified results from the 2023 elections.

In a petition submitted to INEC’s headquarters in Abuja, titled “Forgery, Uttering and Tendering of Forged Polling Unit Result Sheets Arising From the 2023 General Elections in Respect of Isikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia by Ms Nkeiruka Chidubem Onyejeocha,” Ogah alleged that the Minister manipulated election results in an attempt to alter the outcome of the National Assembly elections.

Ogah, who chairs the House Committee on AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, stated that both he and Onyejeocha contested for the same federal constituency seat in the 2023 general polls.

In response to the allegations, Femi Oluwagbemi, Senior Adviser to the Minister, dismissed the claims as baseless and politically motivated.

“There is no truth to it whatsoever. These accusations are entirely false and the work of political detractors,” he stated during a briefing with journalists.