8:39:00 am
Abuja - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the outcome
of Saturday's governorship election in Ondo State.
The party described the outcome of the election as declared by the Chief Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Abdul-Ganiyu Ambali, as a "charade and
not the true reflection of the will of the people of Ondo State".
The party in a statement by its spokesperson, Dayo Adeyeye, on Monday said the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) aided the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the election.
The statement reads: The outcome of the November 26, 2016 Gubernatorial Election in Ondo State as declared by Professor Abdul-Ganiyu Ambali, the Chief Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is a charade and not the true reflection of the will of the
people of Ondo State.
INEC has now "graduated from inconclusive Elections as seen in Kogi, Bayelsa, Osun, FCT, Imo, Nassarawa and some other previous By-Elections in the Country to 'Advanced Election Rigging',
as in the case of Edo and Ondo States Gubernatorial Elections" "The actions of INEC in collaboration
with the APC led Administration left us no time to campaign and sell our Candidate and Party Manifesto to the electorates in Ondo State.
"Our persistent call for the postponement of the Election which was backed and supported by more than 20 other political parties were all rejected by INEC which were acting the script of the APC.
"It was a carefully planned and well- orchestrated strategy to rig the Election well in advance by preventing the PDP from planning and campaigning for the Election. The APC has hereby introduced
a new formula of rigging Election in Nigeria. "In view of the fact that the Election was blatantly manipulated from the beginning to the end to favour the APC, we vehemently reject the results of the
November 26, 2016 Gubernatorial Election in Ondo State.
" Saturday's election and all actions leading to it fell short of laid down principles guiding conduct of elections in Nigeria. "We have instructed our Candidate and the Ondo State Chapter of our Party to
proceed to the Tribunal to challenge the Outcome of the Election. "We call on the Judiciary to redeem
Nigeria's image on this matter as we request for the total Cancellation of the Election in Ondo State," the statement said.
of Saturday's governorship election in Ondo State.
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not the true reflection of the will of the people of Ondo State".
The party in a statement by its spokesperson, Dayo Adeyeye, on Monday said the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) aided the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the election.
The statement reads: The outcome of the November 26, 2016 Gubernatorial Election in Ondo State as declared by Professor Abdul-Ganiyu Ambali, the Chief Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is a charade and not the true reflection of the will of the
people of Ondo State.
INEC has now "graduated from inconclusive Elections as seen in Kogi, Bayelsa, Osun, FCT, Imo, Nassarawa and some other previous By-Elections in the Country to 'Advanced Election Rigging',
as in the case of Edo and Ondo States Gubernatorial Elections" "The actions of INEC in collaboration
with the APC led Administration left us no time to campaign and sell our Candidate and Party Manifesto to the electorates in Ondo State.
"Our persistent call for the postponement of the Election which was backed and supported by more than 20 other political parties were all rejected by INEC which were acting the script of the APC.
"It was a carefully planned and well- orchestrated strategy to rig the Election well in advance by preventing the PDP from planning and campaigning for the Election. The APC has hereby introduced
a new formula of rigging Election in Nigeria. "In view of the fact that the Election was blatantly manipulated from the beginning to the end to favour the APC, we vehemently reject the results of the
November 26, 2016 Gubernatorial Election in Ondo State.
" Saturday's election and all actions leading to it fell short of laid down principles guiding conduct of elections in Nigeria. "We have instructed our Candidate and the Ondo State Chapter of our Party to
proceed to the Tribunal to challenge the Outcome of the Election. "We call on the Judiciary to redeem
Nigeria's image on this matter as we request for the total Cancellation of the Election in Ondo State," the statement said.
