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APC Gives PDP Serious Warning On Osun Re-run
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress has warned the main opposition party, PDP against misinforming the general public about the election results in Osun State.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is misinforming people about the Osun state governorship poll.
The ruling party also asked Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to stop alleged vote-buying by the PDP.
On Saturday, some people were arrested by the police for buying votes during the election. APC and PDP claimed that those arrested for vote-buying were agents of their respective parties.
In a statement on Monday, Yekini Nabena, acting spokesman of APC, said the vote-buying allegedly introduced by PDP is a threat to the countryâs democracy.
Nabena called on the electorate and civil society organisations (CSOs) speak against the trend.
âThe aftermath of Saturdayâs inconclusive Osun state governorship election has confirmed the PDP vow to deploy all âmeans, schemes, shenanigans in all ramification and magnitudeâ to rig all coming elections, starting from the Osun state governorship election,â the statement read.
âIt is now clear that the vote-buying template introduced by the PDP and brazenly deployed in the Osun inconclusive election is an urgent threat to our democracy and current efforts to ensure the sanctity of our elections.
âWhile the PDP and its paid proxies where accusing other political parties of irregularities during Saturdayâs inconclusive elections, the party was busy perpetuating its vote-buying scheme as exposed in several leaked videos showing PDP agents buying votes for its candidate, Sen. Ademola Adeleke particularly in Ede locals councils of Osun State.
âThe PDPâs now public rigging method particularly vote-buying and dissemination of diversionary fake news must be checked particularly as we go into the INEC-ordered Osun governorship rerun. We also call on the electorate, civil society organisations and relevant stakeholders to speak out and resist the PDPâs retrogressive plans which threaten our democracy.
âAgain, while the PDP attempts to misinform the public on the rationale for declaring the Osun Governorship election inconclusive, they should be reminded that in 2015, the late Abubakar Audu of Kogi State was leading by 240, 867 votes to PDP 199,514 votes, the margin of 41,353 favoured APC but it was declared inconclusive. INEC ordered a rerun because 49,953 cancelled votes were higher than the 41,353 despite the fact that APC was leading with a wide margin.
âAt the time PDP did not protest rather prepared and waited for the rerun date. The PDP cannot be supportive of decisions only when it seemingly favours them. There are electoral precedents, guidelines and laws which are binding on all.â
Nabena added that the peoplesâ will is supreme and must be respected.
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