To avoid trouble, declare Adeleke winner – PDP tells INEC
This was made known in a statement by the party’s national chairman, Uche Secondus.
PDP chairman, Uche Secondus
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The PDP called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare its candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke the winner to avoid crisis.
This was made known in a statement by the party’s national chairman, Uche Secondus.
Secondus said that the PDP will accept nothing less than a victory from Osun.
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The PDP chairman also accused INEC of working to benefit their pay masters, adding that the electoral body should be held responsible for any crisis.
INEC declares Osun election inconclusive
The electoral body also said that the rerun of the election in the affected polling units will take place on September 27, 2018.
The Osun governorship election was declared inconclusive due to reported irregularities in several local governments.
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PDP won
Secondus also accused INEC of taking instructions from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The PDP chairman claimed that its candidate won the Osun governorship election.
According to Daily Post, said “What other evidence do the democratic watchers and security agencies need to establish obvious bias from INEC when the commission’s administrative officer caught destroying result sheets in Ayedade local Government area where over a thousand votes belonging to PDP were removed confirmed acting on the instruction of his superior officer?
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“What will President Buhari be telling democratic world at the UN when back home he has brutalized all agents of democracy and has been unable to conduct a simple state bye election?”
Senate President Bukola Saraki had earlier called on INECto understand that the Osun governorship election is a test of democracy.
The Senate President also told INEC that Nigerians are monitoring the results of the election closely.
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