Fayose React to Failed Imo State Senatorial Election, Blamed INEC

The Ekiti State Governor Ayodele  Fayose has shown concern on the inability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a credible and conclusive elections since the emergent of  President Buhari led All Progressive Congress, (APC), due to the alleged failed Imo state Senatorial election.


He said “democracy in Nigeria is being threatened by INEC and this should call for
national and international reflection.”

“It is becoming very clear that votes of Nigerians are no longer allowed to count under this APC government and one wonders if President Buhari would
have been elected if the system then did not allow free and fair elections.”

In a statement by his Public Communications and News Media, Lere Olayinka said “If we have done more than 15 elections since President Buhari assumed office and all ended inconclusive, it is obvious that we are tending towards anarchy.

Governor Fayose said Nigerians should be more concerned with institutionalising democracy than the issue of who wins election, adding that,

The governor said “The only duty the APC government owes Nigerians is to allow for a system that will make them to be able to elect their leaders freely.

“This system was created and allowed to flourish by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government. The APC, which is obviously desperate to hijack power at all levels through open manipulation of the electoral process must know that preventing people’s votes from counting is a clear invitation to anarchy.

“As it is, APC stalwarts are using security agents to unleash violence on Nigerians during elections because they know that the president won’t lift a finger provided his party members are the ones perpetrating electoral evil.”

He also advised the INEC Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu to secure the integrity of commission under his control.
The Governor said “Nigeria was already getting that important aspect of democracy, which is election right before the advent of this APC government and the government, especially INEC should be mindful of what history will present concerning them,”


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