The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has raised the alarm over
the fate of democracy in Nigeria, saying “the open display of contempt
for free, fair and transparent election by the All Progressives
Congress (APC) government of President Muhammadu Buhari as being
witnessed in Rivers State presently is capable of setting Nigeria on the
path of anarchy.”
The governor, who alleged discovery of fake Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) result sheets in some of the Local
Government Areas, and accused security agencies of harassing,
intimidating and even killing Peoples Democratic Party members, said
“Rivers State is 100 percent PDP, and any attempt to subvert the will of
the people will be counter-productive.”
In a statement on Saturday by his Special Assistant on Public
Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor, said;
“Obviously, INEC under President Buhari has destroyed that legacy of
free, fair and transparent elections bequeathed on Nigeria by the PDP
government of former President Goodluck Jonathan.”
The governor said “it is strange that INEC produced Results Sheets
with PDP omitted, and I wonder what is going to happen in 2019 if INEC
and security agents are acting in this clear compromised manner in
Rivers State.”
“From reports that I have heard, Rivers State is under siege. I have
seen pictures of people killed and I have seen pictures of INEC Result
Sheets with PDP omitted. Most importantly, I have read reports of top
functionaries of PDP and Rivers State government either abducted by
unknown gunmen or arrested by the security agents.
“What all these portend for our democracy is danger!
“It is a sign of what APC desperation to take over power in the
entire 36 States of Nigeria will cause in Edo and Ondo States this year
and in Ekiti State in 2018 as well as the entire country in 2019.
Culled from Premium Times
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