Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, Acting Inspector General of Police Suleiman Abba and the Director General of Governor Aregbesola’s campaign organisation, Professor Sola Adeyeye, disagreed on Wednesday over modalities for voting in Saturday’s Osun governorship election.
This almost disrupted the Stakeholders’ Forum organised by INEC which was also attended by political parties and their candidates in Osogbo.
The disagreement started when INEC chairman urged voters to disregard APC candidate, Governor Aregbesola, who asked voters to take photograph of their ballot papers with their camera phones on the day of the election.
Jega said such practice would violate electoral law and that nobody would be allowed to use their camera phones to take photographs of his ballot paper and that anyone who tries it would be arrested.
This did not go down well with Aregbesola and APC chieftains who were at the forum, including Adeyeye and instantly expressed their disapproval of the statement of the INEC chairman.
Adeyeye told INEC chairman that nobody can stop the voters from taking photograph of their ballot papers. Adeyeye who is the Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District said he would take his photograph of his own ballot paper and that he is ready for the arrest.
“I have written my will. I’m ready to die. I will take photograph of my ballot paper. All of us will take photograph of our ballot papers. We are ready for whatever would be the consequence. Let us see how many of us you can kill,” Adeyeye said.
While speaking, the IGP insisted that anyone who attempts to disrupt the election process would be dealt with. He advised the voters to be mindful of electoral laws so as not to commit electoral offences. 0 Comments