The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo has condemned the attack on its members.
The Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo has condemned an attack on its members.Adeyemi Fasoranti, PDP director of media and publicity in Ondo, alleged that the assailants were sponsored by the ruling party.Advertisement
Addressing journalists at a press briefing on Thursday, Eddy Olafeso, former south-west vice-chairman of the PDP, said the actions of members of the APC are clearly in violation of the peace accord signed by all parties participating in the election. He said any attempt to compromise a free, fair, credible and transparent election will be lawfully resisted.
“Up till this moment, no arrests have been made and the assailants were given VIP treatment at the APC grand finale rally in which the national chairman of APC Abdullahi Ganduje and Vice-President Kashim Shettima were in attendance,” he said.“We use this medium to plead with all security agencies to be very professional in discharging their duties. We urge them to remember that a compromised election process is a direct invitation to anarchy.
“At the stakeholders meeting on 2024 Ondo State Governorship Election, held on Thursday, 7th November, 2024 at Akure, Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission , Professor Mahmoud Yakubu spoke glowingly about the Commission’s readiness to transmit Election results from each Polling Unit,” the statement reads.“For the integrity of INEC, it is necessary that the Commission comes clean on the transmission of election results, which was a sore point in the Edo Election.
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