This is robbery! PDP rejects Osun run-off election result

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the result of the governorship election rerun in Osun State, describing it as the greatest robbery ever witnessed in the history of the state.

The Chairman of the Osun State chapter of the PDP, Mr. Soji Adagunodo stated this in a statement in Osogbo on Thursday.

According to him, the run-off election is a most brazen assault on democracy, adding that the alleged open robbery perpetrated by the All Progressive Congress (APC) aided by security personnel will be resisted by the party.

Adadunodo further explained that thousands of eligible voters were chased away from their homes in Orolu, Ife North and Ife South Local Governments in the early hours of the day.

The statement reads: “Scores of our supporters in those local governments were shot and matched on their way to polling centres and in the full glare of security men.

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“Hundreds of people holding PVCs from other polling units were accredited and allowed to vote in Osogbo and Ife South Local Governments. PDP agent in Olode was axed and abducted at about 7am today.

”Media men and election observers were denied access in several polling units. By the time access was granted to journalists at about 11am, ballot boxes had been stuffed by APC agents acting in connivance with INEC officials”

”lt is regrettable that election in 7 polling units could not be freely and fairly concluded by the Independent National Electoral commission.

“We reject any returns of results from this sham and call on the INEC authorities in Abuja to direct that the so called supplementary election result collation be put on hold now.

“We equally invite leaders of thought in Nigeria and the International community to rise up now to rescue Nigeria’s democracy from being ruined.

“We equally call on all members and supporters of our party to resist any attempt to foist a concocted election results on the people of Osun using all legal means at their disposal.”

 

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