Zionope: No be since tuesday Aregbe don talk am?(Because him know say nah rig u wan rig) B4 Jega come talk yesterday(wednesday) say make dem no snap am.

smartz53: . Na Rig PDP wan rig. What can u say abt the ballot papers found in d house of APC thieftains in Osogbo yesterday? What can u say abt that? Abi dem carry am put for dem ouse?

kel4soft: If the election will be free and fair, whats the toss about snapping the ballot paper? Thats said, where in the electoral act is the militarization of an election?

iREPGEJ2015:

What do you mean by militarization of election? Rauf wrote to DSS, inviting them ahead of August 9th, the only people scared of the security operatives would be those that have plans to either rig the election or cause mayhem like Senator Adeyeye and co, voters with clear minds have no reason to the scared of anything, since when did too much security become a problem?

kel4soft:
Like I said, PDP controls the Police and the minister of defence is also a politician.

These are there separate statements on the election:

dailypost.ng/2014/08/06/osun-2014-apc-jittery-impending-defeat-police-minister/

www.punchng.com/politics/pdpll-kick-aregbesola-out-of-osun-obanikoro/

The above are links to the statement of both the minister of Police affairs and Defence. This is the more reason why the security wont be neutral.

iREPGEJ2015:

It doesn't change any thing, let me ask you if you are in Osun State on Saturday as a Electorate would the presence of the military in any way prevent you from exercising your franchise right? how would you as a genuine voter be intimidated by the the Military or the security operatives? before now election day in Nigeria is synonymous with rigging,snatching of ballot boxes, confrontation and most-times shooting, with DSS personnel on ground all of these cannot not happen, don't you think they should be applauded?

kel4soft:

Offcourse they should be applauded if they will be neutral but, when the heads make statement in my last link. There is every room for suspicion. So, I don't see anything wrong if they decide to take a shot of their ballot papers since there is no longer trust.

iREPGEJ2015:
What do you mean by militarization of election? Rauf wrote to DSS, inviting them ahead of August 9th, the only people scared of the security operatives would be those that have plans to either rig the election or cause mayhem like Senator Adeyeye and co, voters with clear minds have no reason to the scared of anything, since when did too much security become a problem?

Demdem: Who is inec to declare such safe acts illegal. Are they the courts?
If anyone is aggrieved, let such go to the law court.

UltimateJoseph:

If your first sentence is a question; then INEC is the body that is responsible for drafting of modalities for the election. Every candidate and electorate must abide by its acts and laws. where some matters are silent, then the court of law can come in.
Please try and control your aggression, it can becloud your sense of reasoning.

tit: Some people sef?
Our electoral process involves the secret ballot!

Asking people to photograph their ballots is the same way Tinubu refused to give people market allocation except they register with APC.

iREPGEJ2015:

The Electoral Act does not allow any form of interference, its clearly stated in section 125 sub section 1,2,3 of the Act.

activatenigeria: Ahead of the August 9th governorship election in Osun State, an INEC stakeholders’ meeting was held in Osogbo, yesterday (6th August 2017).

Despite the warning of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba urging trouble makers to stay clear or face the full wrath of the Law and the INEC chairman’s call to voters not to take photograph of the ballot papers after thumb printing on it, warning that such act was illegal.

Governor Rauf Aregbesola called on his supporters to use their camera phones to take pictures of their ballot papers before casting their votes.

The Director General of the Aregbesola Campaign Organisation, Senator Sola Adeyeye, also said “For me, I will take a photograph of the ballot paper while casting my vote. It does not violate the secrecy of the ballot. I will like to show it to my grandchildren to see how I voted on the candidate. Voted for,”

This clearly violates the Electoral Act according to Section 125(1,2,3)

Fellow Nigerians what do you make of this?

activatenigeria: Ahead of the August 9th governorship election in Osun State, an INEC stakeholders’ meeting was held in Osogbo, yesterday (6th August 2017).

Despite the warning of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba urging trouble makers to stay clear or face the full wrath of the Law and the INEC chairman’s call to voters not to take photograph of the ballot papers after thumb printing on it, warning that such act was illegal.

Governor Rauf Aregbesola called on his supporters to use their camera phones to take pictures of their ballot papers before casting their votes.

The Director General of the Aregbesola Campaign Organisation, Senator Sola Adeyeye, also said “For me, I will take a photograph of the ballot paper while casting my vote. It does not violate the secrecy of the ballot. I will like to show it to my grandchildren to see how I voted on the candidate. Voted for,”

This clearly violates the Electoral Act according to Section 125(1,2,3)

Fellow Nigerians what do you make of this?

activatenigeria: Ahead of the August 9th governorship election in Osun State, an INEC stakeholders’ meeting was held in Osogbo, yesterday (6th August 2017).

Despite the warning of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba urging trouble makers to stay clear or face the full wrath of the Law and the INEC chairman’s call to voters not to take photograph of the ballot papers after thumb printing on it, warning that such act was illegal.

Governor Rauf Aregbesola called on his supporters to use their camera phones to take pictures of their ballot papers before casting their votes.

The Director General of the Aregbesola Campaign Organisation, Senator Sola Adeyeye, also said “For me, I will take a photograph of the ballot paper while casting my vote. It does not violate the secrecy of the ballot. I will like to show it to my grandchildren to see how I voted on the candidate. Voted for,”

This clearly violates the Electoral Act according to Section 125(1,2,3)

Fellow Nigerians what do you make of this?

activatenigeria: Ahead of the August 9th governorship election in Osun State, an INEC stakeholders’ meeting was held in Osogbo, yesterday (6th August 2017).

Despite the warning of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba urging trouble makers to stay clear or face the full wrath of the Law and the INEC chairman’s call to voters not to take photograph of the ballot papers after thumb printing on it, warning that such act was illegal.

Governor Rauf Aregbesola called on his supporters to use their camera phones to take pictures of their ballot papers before casting their votes.

The Director General of the Aregbesola Campaign Organisation, Senator Sola Adeyeye, also said “For me, I will take a photograph of the ballot paper while casting my vote. It does not violate the secrecy of the ballot. I will like to show it to my grandchildren to see how I voted on the candidate. Voted for,”

This clearly violates the Electoral Act according to Section 125(1,2,3)

Fellow Nigerians what do you make of this?

Demdem:

Just three things.
1) which specific part of the electoral law is being breached if I decide to take a picture of my ballot paper?
2) because the inec chairman makes a proclamation as regards electoral matters, does it make it law?
3) In the last gene elections, inec advised voters to leave the vicinity of the polling units after voting but the people chose to wait till the end of counting because such statements from inec was illegal.
This isn't aggression but common sense. No electoral law supercedes the constitution of the land. Pending when I see the specific section from this act, i think the inec official proclamation should be ignored.

Demdem:

It's a choice. I can choose to do it but shouldn't expect all to.
By the way, do u Av access to this electoral law in question? What does it say..... Word for word?