• Berates APC, INEC over ballot consequence• Basis lauds Aiyedatiwa’s election victory
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) in final Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has rejected the outcomes of the ballot launched by the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC).
Ajayi, who stated that the ballot’s consequence can be contested on the election tribunal, lamented that earlier than the election, a collection of alarms had been raised over the celebration’s lack of religion within the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) to conduct a reputable ballot.
The PDP’s candidate misplaced the election to Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after polling 117,845 votes, whereas the latter secured 366,781 votes to emerge because the winner and as properly cleared all of the 18 native councils of the state.
Based on the opposition’s candidate, in a press release by his particular adviser on media and publicity, Ayo Fadaka, the ‘debauchery’ that occurred in the course of the election had been unearthed, which he stated, would kind a part of the proof in court docket.
Ajayi maintained that for the reason that ruling APC got here to energy within the nation, elections carried out by INEC had been enmeshed in controversies. He, nonetheless, urged the judiciary to brace up and carry out the sacred and onerous obligations to ensure the portability of justice to folks and establishments that search it.
In the meantime, the initiator of the Abdul Adetunji Basis, Abdul Adetunji Mohammed, has congratulated the re-elected Ondo State Governor, Fortunate Aiyedatiwa, on his victory eventually Saturday’s gubernatorial election within the state. Mohammed stated that his mobilisation efforts at delivering AkokoNorth East yielded constructive outcomes with the overwhelming victory of Aiyedatiwa within the space.
He stated: “We’re certainly fortunate to have Aiyedatiwa in Ondo State. His victory on the election exhibits how common and accepted he’s within the state. It’s a testomony to the folks’s acceptance of the governor’s imaginative and prescient and dedication.
“We, on the Abdul Adetunji Basis, are notably delighted together with his victory. It exhibits the overwhelming stage of his acceptance, not solely in AkokoNorth East but in addition in the complete state.”
The enterprise mogul urged the opposition events within the state to simply accept the end result of the election in dignity, stressing that they’re essential stakeholders within the growth of the state and urged them to hitch palms with the governor within the curiosity of the state.
