APC members smuggled in as presiding officers —PDP
No reason to take improper actions to secure victory —APC
By Dayo Johnson
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, bickered over alleged plans to compromise the poll.
The PDP, in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Peretei, alleged that APC leaders in Ondo had made plans to compromise the election.
APC members smuggled in as presiding officers —PDP
Peretei alleged that the ruling party, has submitted a list of two persons who are APC members per Polling Unit to INEC to serve as Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers, even when these persons did not attend the training.
The statement read in part: “The Peoples Democratic Party Ondo State Chapter, wishes to alert the public that, the APC is banking on compromising the election at all costs, having failed tragically to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people.
“The entire world is watching and this move by the party’s State Chairman ,Ade Adetimehin, has vindicated our consistent call for the redeployment of Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, the Ondo State Resident Electoral Commissioner.
“Our party wishes to admonish all actors to play according to the rule. The entire world is watching, and nobody can hide behind one finger.”
The Director-General of the Agboola Ajayi Campaign Council, Dr Eddy Olafeso, also alleged that the APC had hired thugs from neighbouring states to disrupt the elections in some parts of the state.
According to him “APC is preparing to bring thugs to Ondo State to fight the opposition.