Politics

Osun election: Democracy in Nigeria is dead – Fayose

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6 years ago

September 28, 2018

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has condemned the conduct of the Osun State governorship rerun election , describing it as a ‘ show of shame. ’
Fayose , in a statement issued on Friday by his Chief Press Secretary , Mr . Idowu Adelusi , rejected the results of the supplementary poll in which the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the All Progressives Congress candidate , Gboyega Oyetola , as the winner .

Oyetola polled 255 , 505 votes while the Peoples Democratic Party Candidate, Ademola Adeleke , polled 255 , 023 votes .

The outgoing Ekiti governor said , “ With the show of shame that happened in last Saturday ’ s Osun state governorship election and the Thursday rerun , in particular , there is no other conclusion to draw than that democracy is now dead in our beloved country . ”

“ We are in critical times . The Osun supplementary election was just a repeat of what happened in Ekiti State on July 14 th . And it is unfortunate that , again, the will of the people has been perverted .

“ It was obvious even to the blind that the Osun election , as was the case with Ekiti , was a contest between the Peoples Democratic Party and the security agencies supervised by a compromised Independent National Electoral Commission. ”

Fayose urged the judiciary to stand up for democracy for the survival of the country .

“ Therefore , we want to believe that conscionable Nigerians and the survival of this country as a whole are at the mercy of God and of the judiciary . And if the judiciary fails to rise up to the occasion , Nigerians will be among men the most miserable ”

The Ekiti governor commended Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke for having fought a good fight .

“ You did not lose but your mandate has only been stolen, ” he said .