The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gboyega Oyetola winner of the governorship election ahead of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ademola Adeleke.
Meanwhile, the Adeleke Campaign Organisation has described the result of the rerun election in Osun State as a violent sham operation.
“We report to the whole world the brazen theft and daylight swindling of Osun people who were criminally denied their rights to vote and be voted for by an anti-people conspiracy among INEC, security agencies and the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). An unprecedented travesty of justice and shattering democratic values are ongoing in Osun State, the Adeleke Campaign Organisation said thursday night in Osogbo, the state capital,” the organisation said.
“The whole world is witnessing a charade in the name of an election, a deliberate effort at the imposition of a discredited leadership on the suffering people of Osun state through undisguised brutal force. Applying all standards, today’s supplementary poll is a non-event as all norms of the electoral process are violated,” it added.
Alleging further, the Adeleke Campaign Organisation said members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were prevented from exercising their franchise.
“Voters are deliberately refused access to polling points at gun points. Those allowed to voting centres are forced to vote for APC. PDP party agents are arrested, beaten up and shut out of polling centres. PDP agents are barred from many units. Roads are blocked to stop voters and observers,” it alleged.
In a statement released by the organisation, it alleged that,
“Journalists and election monitors are blocked from accessing many voting areas. Those who attempted gaining access are attacked by hooded thugs.PDP leaders are hounded and arrested. It was a brutal unleashing of force against unarmed election stakeholders.
“We report to the whole world that in Osun today no supplementary poll took place. It was all violence and undisguised breaching of all electoral rules. The APC is pushing violently to steal people’s mandate freely given by the oppressed people of Osun state.
“We condemn this charade; we reject this violent operation called election. We dissociate ourselves from this brazen shame and sham election.
“We stand on the mandate freely given to Ademola Adeleke. We will uphold the people’s mandate through all legal means. We will not succumb to fascist agents hell-bent on plunging the state into chaos.
“We call on the international community to monitor happenings in Osun state. A major political tragedy is underway with huge consequence for the nation,” the statement read.
Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress in its own response denied the allegations.
Earlier in the day, foreign observers had expressed worry over the outcome of the rescheduled election.
The aggrieved PDP may head to the Election Petition Tribunal to seek redress.
Oyere Unit 02, ward 10, Ife North
APC126
PDP 002
Adereti Village Unit 12, Ward 07 Garage Olode, Ife South.
OLODE
APC 283
PDP 015
Alutu Erin
APC 172
PDP 021
IFON OROLU
KAJOLA.
APC 111
PDP 003
Orolu Gbogbo Village Unit 3, Ward 9
APC 041
PDP 064
Orolu Idiya Unit 4, Ward 8
APC. 128
PDP 055
Adewale Alekunwodo Unit 017, Ward 5
APC. 299
PDP. 165
RE-RUN TOTAL
APC. 1,160
PDP. 325
FINAL RESULT
APC. 255,505
PDP. 255,023
APC WON WITH
482 VOTES
