The re-election of Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, of the All Progressives Congress in Saturday’s election has sparked controversy, with the Peoples Democratic Party rejecting the results and alleging electoral fraud.
However, the Independent National Electoral Commission disagreed with the PDP on the conduct and outcome of the poll, insisting that it was free, fair and credible.
The electoral commission declared Aiyedatiwa the winner after he secured a total of 366,781 votes, defeating the PDP’s Agboola Ajayi, who garnered 117,845 votes.
Announcing the governor’s victory on Sunday, the State Returning Officer, Prof Olayemi Akinwumi, said, “That Ayedatiwa Lucky Orimisan of APC, having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby returned elected.”
Aiyedatiwa swept all 18 Local Government Areas in the state, prompting both criticism and defence from various quarters.
PDP kicks
But reacting to the election outcome, the PDP, through its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, described the election as a sham, accusing the APC of engaging in vote-buying, intimidation, and other manipulative tactics to suppress voters’ will.
Ologunagba stated, “This election witnessed widespread election merchandising, monetization, and barefaced vote buying by the APC. This reprehensible practice threatens Nigeria’s democracy and must be addressed if our democratic system is to survive.
“This devious practice by the APC was rampant and pervasive because the APC have utterly impoverished Nigerians and turned poverty into a weapon of mass subjugation which enabled it to manipulate the election and its outcome.’’
The party called on Nigerians and the international community to investigate the election, insisting it fell short of the standards of a free, fair, and credible process. The party announced plans for a detailed review of the election and pledged to take steps to protect democracy.
“We call the attention of all Nigerians and the International Community to this reprehensible practice by the APC as widely witnessed in Ondo State and we demand that serious action be taken to stem such if Nigeria’s democracy must survive. In the meantime, the National Working Committee of the PDP will be having a more detailed review of the election outcome and take appropriate action in the defence of our democracy,” he further stated.
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