PDP, INEC Plan to rig Ekiti Polls

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  PDP, INEC Plan to rig Ekiti Polls

 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Jonathan-led presidency have concluded plans to forcefully declare Ayo Fayose, the PDP candidate winner of the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State.

As part of the grand rigging plot, the party plans to lock down most of the communities in the state with soldiers and policemen who would be ordered to scare residents of the communities with gunshots, thus preventing them from exercising their franchise.

A national leader of the party was quoted to have said: "The APC is just wasting its time by campaigning around the state. By the time we mobilize soldiers and policemen to those communities, many would run into the bush."

Making these allegations in a statement made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, the Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation said as soon as Fayose was declared, the presidency would then deploy soldiers to Ekiti to silence ensuing protests by threatening to shoot dissents at sight.

"What the PDP is seeking to create in Ekiti is a war situation to have its way at all costs. They have perfected plans in Abuja to declare Fayose and damn the consequences, in spite of the character's bad track record. They are, however, not taking into consideration the impeachable history of Ekiti people at resisting external forces. The PDP should dust its history books and read up how Ekiti people dealt with external impostors during the Ekiti parapo war against imperialism and poll-riggers in 1965, 1983 and 2007 - 2010. It is said that people study history so as not to repeat mistakes of the past. But the PDP is certainly showing that it is a bad student of history.

"Both Ayo Fayose and Iyiola Omisore were chosen as PDP candidates in Ekiti and Osun respectively in spite of their lack of credibility. This clearly shows that the PDP is not banking on votes, but on the use of force and federal might.

"The recently released NOI Poll, conducted by Nigeria's Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala (NOI), was to confuse Nigerians and give legitimacy to the PDP's grand rigging plot."

According to the spokesperson of the campaign organization, Dimeji Daniels who signed the statement, the organization is shocked that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) suddenly developed cold feet and made a moral u-turn on the use of card reader for the conduct of the Ekiti and Osun States governorship election.

The organisation is more shocked that the electoral umpire has maintained the silence of the grave-yard in spite of allegations against the PDP that it is copying the VIN numbers on people's voter's cards for use in cloning several fake voter's cards.

"We call on INEC to ensure that the Ayoka debacle of April 2009 is not rehashed on June 21. We also urge President Goodluck Jonathan to act like a true statesman by ensuring that the Ekiti election is free,fair and credible.

"We equally urge the Nigerian Army not to allow desperate power-thirsty politicians drag its name in the mud, while we call on civil society organizations and the international community to beam its searchlight on Ekiti State during, before and after the election to prevent agents of darkness from sending the state back to the dark days.

"We also urge all well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on the PDP from carrying out its devilish act in Ekiti State."

 

 

 

Signed:

Dimeji Daniels

Spokesperson,Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation

12 May, 2014

PDP HAS CRUMBLED BEYOND REPAIR, SAYS EKITI GROUP

The Ekiti State Chapter of Asiwaju Grassroots Foundation (AGF) has said the campaign podium of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ayodele Fayose, which collapsed in Ifaki-Ekiti while the party's standard-bearer was on it symbolized the irreparable collapse of the PDP in Ekiti State.


Fayose had mobilized chieftains of the PDP to a rally in Ifaki-Ekiti, former Governor Segun Oni's hometown few days after the latter dumped the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

While the PDP candidate was busy abusing the APC candidate and incumbent governor of the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the campaign podium on which he was standing alongside other chieftains of his party and his wife, Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose, collapsed, sending the campaign ground into disarray.


Asiwaju Grassroots Foundation in a statement by its coordinator, Mr. Adeleye Akintola, in Ado-Ekiti, said the collapsed podium not only symbolized the collapse of PDP in the state, but also the rejection of the party's candidate by God.

"God has a way of communicating his messages to homo sapiens. Before the ground swallowed up Korah, Dathan and Abiram, God spoke through Moses, saying 'Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.'


"Just like Korah, Dathan and Abiram conspired against God's anointed, Moses, these people went to Ifaki to vilify Asiwaju Segun Oni and Governor Kayode Fayemi and as in the days of Moses, their podium sank and they were disgraced in lieu of Oni and Fayemi."


AGF said Fayose paid people from other towns to attend the rally in Ifaki-Ekiti to create the impression that the PDP was still relevant in the town, adding that the blood of Tunde Omojola, however, cried out from the ground against Fayose and his campaign podium, sending him and his goons crumbling like a pack of cards.


Tunde Omojola was allegedly brutally murdered in Ifaki-Ekiti by Fayose and his thugs on 28 May, 2005 during a rerun councillorship election.


In a similar development, a socio-political group, Ekiti Truth Vanguard (ETV), said it was puzzling that someone who could not build a strong podium is attempting to build a state.

According to a statement by its chairman, Akeem Bello, the group said it was not surprising that Fayose had transported his cosmetic approach to projects to his own campaign.

"Fayose can never build any lasting thing. That's why all the roads he constructed in Ekiti didn't last for three months."

FAYEMI LEADS IN EKITIPANUPO POLL, AS GROUP CALLS FOR FREE AND FAIR ELECTION

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has been rated as the best candidate to win theJune 21 gubernatorial poll. The All Peoples Congress (APC) candidate scored 85.29% to beat other aspirants in a poll conducted by Ekitipanupo, the only indigenous and most influential network of Ekiti people at home and in the Diaspora. The coordinators of the poll and leader and secretary of the forum respectively, Professor Akin Oyebode of the University of Lagos and Mr.Kunle Oladele said the poll was conducted as a milestone intervention in the sustainable development in the state.

In the poll which was conducted by the Secretariat of the forum and in which members participated by voting online, the result shows that Dr. Kayode Fayemi of APC scores 85.29%; Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele of  the Labour Party scores 11.76%; Mr. Ayodele Fayose of PDP scores 2.94% while Mr. Kole Ajayi of Accord Party scores 0.00%.

 

The poll became necessary pursuant to the role of Ekitipanupo  as the indigenous Ekiti people's parliament.  Considering the fact that the interests of Ekiti people rest on the prevalence of peace, order, good governance, infrastructure and socioeconomic development, it was observed that 51.61% voted YES for continuity of the progress recorded so far while 45.16% voted YES, with amends, where necessary in order to avoid past misdeeds and 85.29% voted in favour   of endorsing Dr John Kayode Fayemi for re-election for a second term as Governor of Ekiti State. 

Coordinators of the poll, Professor Akin Oyebode and Mr. Kunle Oladele, Leader and Secretary of the group respectively, they said, “ Ekitipanupo, as the foremost, all-inclusive Ekiti sociopolitical group and indigenous intellectual roundtable that parades the best of the indigenes as members, representing most of the 131 towns in Ekiti State, we wish to intervene positively, as the need arises, in the state of affairs in our beloved homestead of Ekiti. Accordingly, our call for a free and fair June 21, 2014 election is in conformity with the discharge of one of the fundamental roles of the forum in the unfolding political scenario in Ekiti State.

 

Ekitipanupo recognizes the fact that every qualified candidate is entitled to contest for the Ekiti governorship seat. It added that the forum is favourably disposed to the state being governed by the candidate generally considered as the best in relation to personality, track record, programmes and manifestos, especially relevance to the collective interests and aspirations of Ekiti people home  and abroad and, more importantly, the ideals that Ekitipanupo holds highly vis-à-vis the good and progress of Ekiti State.

 

The group stated, “We recognize that the period of political campaign in a democratic process offers parties and candidates the opportunity to showcase their programs and manifestos with a view to winning votes of the electorate. We also strongly believe that this can be achieved without resorting to violence as has been painfully observed lately”

The group appeals to politicians and their supporters to embrace peace and maintain orderliness in exercising their rights. Calling on the Nigerian Police, State Security Service and other law enforcement agencies  to curtail any excesses. It urged INEC,  to be vigilant and non partisan in regulating political activities in accordance with the Electoral Act towards a hitch free poll.

 

Some of the members of Ekitipanupo include erudite Professor of International Law, Akin Oyebode; Ifaki Ekiti-born former Head of Nigeria French Village and President of Ifaki Progressive Union, Professor Ade-Ojo; former Chairman, Odua Investment Company Limited and former Chairman, Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited, Sir Remi Omotoso; former Minister of Health and Human Resources, Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi; former Managing Director, Federal Mortgage Bank, Chief Bandele Falegan; 81-year-old reputable retired health practitioner, Madam Bimpe Okunade; Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Otuoke, Professor Bolaji Aluko; Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Professor Biyi Daramola; Mr. Kunle Oladele, a successful businessman;  Igede Ekiti-born U.S-based, University of Ife and Harvard-trained Bunmi Fatoye-Matory,A U.S based University Don, Professor Joseph Aina amongst others. 

 Signed

Prof. Akin Oyebode           Kunle Oladele

Ekitipanupo Leader             General Secretary

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