BREAKING: FAYEMI MAY LOOSE AS PDP EXPOSE BREAKDOWN HOW INEC RIGGED IN FAVOUR OF APC
BREAKING:
FAYEMI MAY LOOSE AS PDP EXPOSE BREAKDOWN HOW INEC RIGGED IN FAVOUR OF APC
POLITICS
– Current report reveals how the national
leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that it has what it called
“facts” on how the last Saturday’s governorship election was allegedly rigged
in Ekiti State.
It
said members of its National Working Committee met in Abuja on Tuesday, where
they received and reviewed “all facts relating to the July 14, 2018 Ekiti state
governorship election.”
It
added that after the NWC members reviewed what was brought before them, they
came into a conclusion that the Independent National Electoral Commission
allegedly rigged the election in favour of the rival All Progressives Congress.
It
will be recalled that the commission on Sunday morning, declared the APC
candidate, Dr Kayode Fayemi, as the winner of the election.
However,
the candidate of the PDP, Prof Kolapo Olusola and the former ruling party
insisted that the votes were doctored in favour of Fayemi.
The
National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement
in Abuja on Wednesday, also accused the commission of pulling down the results
of the election from its website.
He
said, “After a thorough examination of all hard facts, the NWC reconfirms
that the Independent National Electoral Commission doctored the result of the
election to favour the APC.
“The
NWC notes that apart from the huge discrepancies between the actual votes cast
at the polling centres and the results released by INEC, there is evidence that
INEC pulled down the original result from its database to accommodate the
alterations.
“The
NWC also has evidence indicating that the original result was in favour of the
PDP candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola before the figures were altered.
“The
NWC, after very exhaustive examination of all facts, confirms the PDP
candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, clearly won the July 14, 2018 governorship
election.”
He
called on INEC to correct what he called the error in the results it announced,
warning that if this was not done, the defeated party and its candidate would
seek redress at an election petition tribunal.
“The
NWC, therefore, calls on the leadership of INEC to immediately correct their
results, apologise to the people of Ekiti State and be ready to admit their
falsifications before the tribunal so as to return our mandate which was stolen
at ‘gunpoint’ on July 14,” he added.
ADP rejects results of Ekiti governorship poll
ADP rejects results of Ekiti governorship poll
Also,
the Action Democratic Party rejected the outcome of the governorship election
and demanded the nullification of the election on account of alleged glaring
irregularities.
The
National Chairman of the ADP, Mr Sani Yabagi, announced the party’s
position in a statement he signed in Abuja, on Wednesday.
He
said, “Regrettably, in spite of all the assurances that the processes would be
free and fair, in conformity with globally accepted democratic standards, the
election was anything far from this, as several issues which marred the
election included ballot box snatching and, meddlesomeness by security agents.”
Go
to election tribunal, APC dares PDP
In
its reaction, the APC said it was prepared to meet the PDP at the election
tribunal to defend the mandate freely given to it by Ekiti people.
The
National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said this in
response to claims by the PDP that it had evidence to prove that it won the
election.
Abdullahi
said, “If they (PDP) have any evidence, they should just go ahead and take it
to the tribunal.
“We
are confident that the results of the election reflect the collective wishes of
the Ekiti people. The PDP should show respect to the people and accept the
result.
“It
does appear that the PDP is driven by a sense of entitlement that
is not compatible with democracy.”
INEC
denies allegation
When
contacted, the Director, Publicity and Voter Education, Mr Oluwole
Osaze-Uzzi, denied the allegations that INEC had altered the result posted on
its website.
He
also said he could not react to PDP’s claim that it had evidence of rigging.
Osaze-Uzzi
said, “We did not change results posted on our website. You can go and check
for yourself.”
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