The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Saturday’s governorship election in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the state, shall be held responsible for allegedly rigging the election in the State.

Adebutu in a statement released by his running mate alleged that the result of Sagamu local government was delayed to enable INEC perfect its attempt to reduce number of polling units were elections were cancelled.

It further alleged that over 80 PUs elections were either cancelled as a result of BVAS malfunction or violence by APC hired thugs and hoodlums who shot, burnt, and destroyed elections materials across Sagamu, Odogbolu and other areas across the State.

“According to Section 24 (3) of the Electoral Act 2022 as amended, with over 34,000 electorate disenfranchised as a result of those cancellations, INEC ought to declare the March 18th elections inconclusive and order re-run in all the areas voting did not occur.”

 

Read the full statement below:

OGUN ELECTORATES SHALL HOLD YOU PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR RIGGING THE MARCH 18TH ELECTIONS IN OGUN STATE.

The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the PDP Ogun State has said on behalf of his principal, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, PDP Gubernatorial candidate, that all men of good faith in Ogun State should rise up to defend Nigeria’s democracy by calling to order officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to allow themselves to be used rob Ogun electorates of their well-earned victory by trying to upturn the incontrovertible evidence that PDP won the March 18th elections.

That it is a known fact that the announcement of results from Sagamu and other local governments are being delayed to enable them “perfect” their attempt to reduce the obvious numbers of PUs where elections were cancelled by way of doctoring results sheets and other evidence.

That 80 PUs elections were either cancelled as a result of BVAS malfunction or violence by APC hired thugs and hoodlums who shot, burnt, and destroyed elections materials across Sagamu, Odogbolu and other areas across the State. According to Section 24 (3) of the Electoral Act 2022 as amended, with over 34,000 electorate disenfranchised as a result of those cancellations, INEC ought to declare the March 18th elections inconclusive and order re-run in all the areas voting did not occur.

We are therefore calling on the good people of Ogun State and electorates to identify and hold the officials involved in this attempted electoral robbery personally responsible for denying them their rights as entrenched in our Constitution. He further said that the PDP shall resist any attempt or attempts to rig the elections in favour of the APC.

The results must be announced as collated and submitted to INEC. The election should be declared inconclusive in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 as amended, and INEC must abide by its own rules.

Signed:

Alao Azeez,

For Hon. Adekunle Akinlade,

DG Candidate PDP,

Ogun State.

19th March, 2023