The leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party has distanced itself from the ongoing controversy over the Ekiti rigging tape in which some senior members of the party were heard
planning how to rig the governorship election held in the state on June 16 last year.
In the recording, Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose; a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikore Obanikoro, former Senator Iyiola
Omisore and other individuals were heard discussing with a serving Brigadier General of the
Nigerian Army, Aliyu Momoh, on how to use the military to rig the election in the state.
Most of the actors involved in the saga admitted there was a meeting, but they all denied that
rigging was discussed.
In an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, the spokesperson of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, said those mentioned in the scandal did not carry out the rigging scheme on behalf of the party.
He said the party does not want to get involved in the controversy triggered by the leaked recording
and would rather prefer that those mentioned in connection with the matter clear themselves.
He said the PDP as a party did not ask anyone to rig on its behalf and will never be engaged in electoral
malpractices.
“Any tape whether real or imaginary can be concocted in this digital world; we don’t know what
is real and what is not,” Mr Metuh said. “I also believe that the actors in their personal capacity will be able to talk about what really happened.
“As a political party, we have never engaged in planning or getting involved in any conspiracy
to rig elections or alter the will of the people,” Mr. Metuh said. He also said the party has so far
demonstrated maturity in elections held in the last two years.
Mr. Metuh admitted that he had not listened to
the recording but wondered whether the tape
was authentic at all.
“We had elections in five states in the last two
years, PDP won in only one state; how comes its
just that one that we won, that a tape is
suddenly surfacing to say we planned rigging.
“Why did we not plan rigging in Edo, Ondo,
Anambra and Osun? How comes the only one
that we won is the one they want to tarnish? It is
a calculated attempt to sway the minds of
Nigerians that the PDP is not capable of winning
in a free and fair election.
“Our people are even raising the fact that we
were rigged out in Osun; but we are not engaged
in propaganda, we are not engaged in
manufacturing tapes, We won election in Ekiti
state because of the love of our party, and the
massive support that our gubernatorial
candidate, Ayo Fayose, enjoys in the entire state.
The PDP spokesperson said the Ekiti tape saga is
just another propaganda by the APC, saying if
the APC is sure of the authenticity of the tape, it
should approach the law courts to seek redress.
” In this era of campaign, where you have a lot
of propaganda, anybody with any concrete
evidence can go to either the law enforcement
agencies or the law courts to seek redress.
“For us, we are more involved in the campaign
than propaganda; our first thought actually is
that it is simply just propaganda, it is only the
court that can decide if on the matter of Ekiti
election, just like the tribunal and court of
appeal have decided. If they think there is fresh
evidence, they can go to court,” he said.
www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/177708-ekiti-rigging-tape-you-are-on-your-own-pdp-tells-fayose-obanikoro-omisore-others.html

For those who may not be able to read the whole story this is the summary of what Olisah said

'' For now Ekitigate is a propaganda from the opposition until proven true in court but if it turns out to be true then obanikoro, fayose, omisore and others are on their own''

It's like saying my pikin no thief but if you see d money for him pocket then no be my pikin again.

God!! I love naija politricks

Why is Olisa Metuh distancing PDP from the riggers? They are all partakers of the rigging in Ekiti state.

PDP-rigging elections since 1914!

Change is coming soon!!!

hahahahahaha now d blaming game will start.

but the clueless lad didn't distance himself from the tape, thereby making foolish comment like the tape is fake.

Obanikoro clearly stated that he was there on the president's behest. He can't be on his own. Jonathan has to answer for his crimes against the State.

"It is only in Nigeria politicians are not accountable for their action and inaction". Nigeria, I hail.

Obanikoro-tout
Fayose-thug
GEJ-clueless
PDP-master riggers

And d mumu fayose is busy spying on Buhari

I won't be surprised if this case is readily swept under the carpet should GEJ win this election. Of course we all watched the Farouk Lawan and Otedola saga, and what happened to them?... Nathing!.

Ayo Fayose, Fani Kayode, Obanikoro should pray GEJ is sworn in May 29 because if not, they'll be among the first set of Nigerians that will made example of!.

Sai Buhari!

Yeye govt.

APC and buhari should go to court and remain there

Pdp as always, too little too late with the damage control. We are still watching to see if Obanikoro gets confirmed as minister abi.

#change
#GMB
#APC

There's nothing real in PDP world, everything is either fake or a propaganda from the APC , from the Oduahgate, the missing $20billion, Boko Haram, the missing Chibok girls, Postponement of the election to mention a few. When will these lads ever get serious in the issues of governance?

For pro-GEJites the 2015 campaign is about Buhari, Buhari and Buhari. For pro- GMBites the 2015 campaign is about Nigeria, Nigeria & Nigeria.

Questions for Jonathan and PDP
1. Why was (is) "Boko Haram" busy destroying
states and areas that the opposition party will
win convincingly in the presidential election?
2. If we are to believe that the opposition were
the brains and architects of "Boko Haram",
then why is it that they have never ever
attacked and destroyed any prominent PDP
figure or their properties?
3. If the opposition have the capability of
arming "terrorists" with armour tanks, RPGs,
AA Guns, military uniforms, military trucks,
helicopters and the ability to command
soldiers to vanish from military checkpoints,
wouldn't they have targeted to destroy PDP
strongholds and their assets?
4. Why would the opposition seek to destroy
their own strongholds anyway? To achieve
what?
5. Why was (is) "Boko Haram" targeting to
destroy basically only prominent northern
politicians and their traditional rulers and their
communities?
6. In the light of questions 1 to 5 above, why
has there been a deliberate campaign of lies
and propaganda by the PDP and their religious
wing that collect bribes in billions of naira that
"Boko Haram" is the baby of the opposition?
7. Of all the cars used by "suicide" bombers
retrieved from the scene of their attacks, to
whom were the cars traced after forensic
investigations? Why is it that nothing is ever
heard after such evidences have been collated
at the scenes since 2011?
8. At the last count, over 500 hundred "Boko
Haram" suspects have been in detention since
2009, but why is it that government hasn't
been able to come clean on those sponsoring
the "terrorists", and why is it that, with such a
huge treasure trove, government has not been
able to know and curtail the operational
methods of the "terrorists"?
9. Why did the "terrorists" become stronger
after a scandalous 33 billion dollars (over 4
trillion naira) was expended on the so called
war against them?
10. Isn't it curious and suspicious that a
ragtag group called "Boko Haram" whose bulk
of fighters possibly had only one week
trainings could overcome and overrun our
military men who spend 5 years in the NDA,
some months in Jaji, and some months also
at the National War College in Abuja apart
from several overseas trainings?
11. Why was it that, at a point from 2013, the
Nigerian military was not taking the war to
"Boko Haram" camps in the deserts of the
northeast instead of waiting for "Boko Haram"
to come on the offensive?
12. Since when has repulsion become the best
form of defence instead of attack?
13. Why did "Boko Haram" have the most
freedom to operate and destroy so many
towns and villages during all the period of
State of Emergency that was supposed to have
made them immobile?
14. Was the State of Emergency some fraud
pulled off to empower the "terrorists" and
make the targeted communities sitting ducks
for easy elimination?
15. Who was providing "Boko Haram" with fuel
and other logistics in their camps considering
how they easily move with long convoys of
trucks to operate without challenge?
These are not the only questions.... There are
many more. But they've not been able to
answer any of these, rather they always want
to heap their scheme on others.
These questions and many more could be the
reason they are mortally scared of losing
political power. But it just can't continue like
this anymore.
Change is a basic constant in life.

Lolzzzz......


I love your summary.

jorlons:
For those who may not be able to read the whole story this is the summary of what Olisah said

'' For now Ekitigate is a propaganda from the opposition until proven true in court but if it turns out to be true then obanikoro, fayose, omisore and others are on their own''

It's like saying my pikin no thief but if you see d money for him pocket then no be my pikin again.

God!! I love naija politricks

Ayo Fayose! Your 2nd glorious impeachment is loading....

Congratulations!

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