APC National Chairman Reveals Ploy By PDP to Rig Ekiti Elections

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC)
John Odigie-Oyegun has revealed a ploy by the Peoples
Democratic Party(PDP) to rig the Ekiti gubernatorial elections.
John Odigie-Oyegun, APC's national chairman
Speaking at a press briefing held in Lagos yesterday, Oyegun
alleged that the large number of security operatives deployed
to the state for the elections holding today is a ploy to rig the
elections.
"It is unfortunate that under the guise of providing security,
Ekiti State has been turned into a war zone. It has been over-
run by armed security personnel with the intention of
intimidating the opposition and the voters as well," Oyegun
said.
Expressing doubt over the ability of the Jonathan-led Federal
Government to conduct a free, fair, credible and transparent
election in Ekiti, Oyegun said the PDP is too desperate to
capture Ekiti by every means.
He particularly criticised the alleged prevention of APC
governors and supporters by security agencies from entering
the state for the party's rally on Thursday which according to
him was a well orchestrated plan by the PDP to intimidate
APC chieftains and swing the election in favour of the PDP
candidate.
"Our electoral laws are clear that every polling unit should
have one unarmed policeman and the military should have no
role in the election. But in Ekiti, armed police and military
personnel have been deployed in their numbers and the
question we are asking is whose purpose are they going to
serve?
"If the PDP were popular, they would not have any need to
militarise Ekiti State. But despite what is happening, we are
confident that we would capture Ekiti State. We have done
our survey and we know that we would win ," Oyegun said.
The PDP is too desperate to capture Ekiti by every means and
in view of this, we have deemed it fit to alert Nigerians to
their antics.
The APC chieftain therefore called on the international
partners to condemn the growing impunity by the ruling party
and the government it controls at the centre.
Meanwhile, the PDP had yesterday denied APC's accusations
of turning Ekiti state to war zone, saying the accusation was
absolutely wrong as the government is committed to one man,
one vote; and one woman, one vote.
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