Politics
OLUSOLA Ayandele, an APC chieftain, has taken on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for claiming victory in Ibarapa Central/ North Federal Constituency of Oyo State which was declared inconclusive.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the election inconclusive, having cancelled the results in six polling units across the constituency.
It also announced that there would be re-run election in six polling units across the two local government areas to determine the winner to represent the constituency.
Ayandele, however, described reports in some quarters that all the winners of the 14 House of Representatives seats had been determined as malicious falsehood.
“In the tension-soaked elections held on Saturday across the country, INEC declared the results of Ibarapa Central/North Federal Constituency as inconclusive and the reason advanced for this decision was clearly stated by the electoral body.
“Although, we have our reservation about the conduct of the whole exercise in our constituency we are still hopeful that INEC would get it right in the end.
“To set the record straight, there is no iota of truth in the orchestrated reports which claimed that the candidate of the PDP has been declared the winner.
“Those peddling the wicked rumour are only being mischievous as the whole world is very much aware of the evil plot to mislead the public,” he said.
Ayandele urged INEC to urgently come up with a transparent blueprint on how it would correct the anomalies in the constituency with a view to restoring the confidence of the constituents on the process.
He said that only the conduct of a free, fair and credible election in the constituency would be welcomed.
Ayandele said that Chief Adebayo Adelabu, the APC governorship candidate in the state, remained the best for the state and should be voted to succeed Gov. Abiola Ajimobi having done well in the last eight years. (NAN)
– Feb. 27, 2019 @ 17:25 GMT |
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