The chairman , Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party , Chief Gboyega Oguntuwase , on Sunday said the party was ready to challenge the results of the National Assembly election conducted in the state at the election tribunal .



He said the conduct of the election defied all decent , civilised and acceptable approaches to democracy.

He spoke in an interview in Ado Ekiti , the state capital .

Oguntuwase said , “The presidential , National Assembly and House of Assembly elections in the state were characterised by violence , ballot snatching, ballot stuffing , vote- buying and threat to lives .

“ The entire state was riddled with uncivilised attitude to politics , all in a bid by the All Progressives Congress to win all available seats in the state by all means .

“ Our party has resolved not to allow this rape of democracy go unchallenged , hence our resolve to approach the judiciary as the only democratic process available.

“ We have given all our candidates in the National Assembly election the go- ahead to pursue their cases at the tribunal because if the broad daylight robbery against democratic attitudes go unchallenged , it is going to consume the nation and our democratic norms and process . ”

The PDP chairman hinged the resolve to challenge the National Assembly election on the party ’s commitment to purifying the system .

He said the team of lawyers being lined up by the party for the legal battle would be disclosed at a later date “ for tactical reasons. ”

He said the party might not contest the results of House of Assembly election where he claimed the APC perpetrated all known electoral offences , but that the party ’s National Assembly candidates would challenge the results .

But the state Publicity Secretary of the APC , Ade Ajayi, dismissed the allegations against the party , saying the elections held in the state were peaceful .

Ajayi , however , commended the PDP for deciding to the approach the tribunal .

He said , “ We will meet them there. They are free to go to court . They have the constitutional backing. I commend them for not resorting to violence . When we get to the courts , we will defeat them again because the truth will always prevail .




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ok o

Good luck

Go and get back your stolen mandates.

It's their right, but it will be an effort in futility.

Na Buhari get court oooi

It's like PDP have so much leftover money that don't actually know how to spend.

It was free and fair in 2015 when Fayose delivered 16-0 to PDP.......... Continue

Sure. Hope the judiciary are not already compromised.

Yeye people

Party of desperate sycophants. All of Una should relocate to the Biafla republic.

Sai Baba till 2023

Sai Jagaban till 2031



AgbadaAwo ngadaAwo, how market

Nonsense. When you, Eleka and Fayose were demarketing Senator Olujimi what did you think would happen? Were you not the one's who told your supporters to void her votes?

You need to know that PDP is in severe pain in Ekiti. Even the tribunal knows this fact. If you can't accept defeat at the state level, then go to Oyo to be made a commissioner by Seyi Making.

Ok. All the best.

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