Connect with us

Politics

Sowore accuses APC of monetizing Ekiti guber election

Published

on

DSS confirms Sowore’s arrest, States reason

Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) on Sunday accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of monetizing the governorship election in Ekiti State yesterday.

Biodun Oyebanji of APC polled a total of 187,057 votes to defeat his rivals Olabisi Kolawole of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Segun Oni of Social Democratic Party (SDP) who polled 67,457 and 82, 211 respectively.

Several clips containing cases of vote-buying and other electoral malpractices had been making the rounds on social media platforms.

The human rights activist, in a series of tweets, described the exercise as unfair and corrupt.

He accused the outgoing governor of the state, Kayode Fayemi, and other members of the ruling party of destroying democracy in the country.

The tweets read: “In Ekiti the All Progressives Congress (APC) monetized the gubernatorial election to the point that those that stayed away from their (s)election playing street soccer probably felt they are the only ones who took the right decision. It’s a shame!

Read also: Peter Obi unprepared for Nigeria’s presidency — Sowore

“Governor Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) made his name as a “pro-democracy” activist, by yesterday he and other members of his party destroyed Democracy with paper money!”

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now