The Chairman of the party in the state, Chief Gboyega Oguntuwase, who addressed newsmen in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, decried the conduct of the election and said the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election was a product of “poll robbery”.
According to him, the PDP members were arrested by the police from their homes in various parts of the state, some the days leading to the election and others on the election day.
He described the governorship poll as “an embarrassment to Democrats across the globe”, and alleged that APC governors from some states in the country were present in the state allegedly to monitor the election in the areas that had been assigned to them to spend.
Oguntuwase said: “It was a trans-state conspiracy. Governors who came to Ekiti personally to supervise to supervise areas assigned to them in the state and spend money to buy votes. They brought over N11 billion, money meant for the development of their states.
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“We shall regain our mandate by legal means. We shall soon resolve on the court case. The declaration of Dr Kayode Fayemi as the winner of the election is poll robbery. The facts will speak for themselves.”
He lamented the deployment of 30,000 policemen in the state for the election, saying said: “What did they need 30,000 police officers for in Ekiti when criminals were killing Nigerians in other states? Ekiti people knew they were in our state for a task and not to protect their votes and
that was why there was no jubilation or ceremony anywhere in the state after the election.
“This election was far from being free, fair and credible. In Ilejemeje, Ilawe, Ikole, Ise/ Orun, Oye, Ado and other major towns in Ekiti, many of our people were beaten by APC thugs being aided by the security men.
“As we speak, the results declared by INEC to give victory to Fayemi was more than the number of accredited voters. So, where did they get the additional votes they added?
“We are going to use every constitutional means to retrieve this stolen mandate, it is just a matter of time.
“APC mobilized over N11 billion to buy votes in Ekiti. They came here to perpetrate electoral perfidy and such will not stand.”
On those allegedly arrested and detained members, Oguntuase told the police to release them to the party, saying: “We are not going to tolerate excuses that they had escaped from detention when they cannot be found anywhere from police.
“They must not just be released immediately to us, they must also be hale and hearty.”
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