16th November, 2024
By Ayodeji Alabi
Agboola Ajayi, the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the ongoing Ondo Governorship Election as shameful and totally compromised.
Ajayi gave the damning verdict on the election after voting at his polling unit in Kiribo, Ese-Odo Local Government Area.
Ajayi who was accredited and cast his vote at 10:45 a.m., at Unit 4, Ward 2 Idumado in Kiribo.
Ese-Odo LGA also called for the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and the Ondo Resident Electoral Commission for the alleged shoddy conduct of the election.
The PDP governorship candidate and a former deputy governor said that it took more than 10 minutes for the INEC BVAS to capture him.
“The system is not perfect and there are lots of complainants here and there.
“If INEC cannot successfully organise an election in just one state, then you must know that we are running into anarchy.
“I think it is delibrate on the part of INEC, on the part of the Resident Electoral Commission (REC).
“And we have said it severally that we don’t trust Barr. Oluwatoyin Babalola (REC). That this woman cannot be fair.
“The system is compromised and we have series of calls made by everybody. People are complaining of vote buying, BVAS problem. It is a very shameful exercise,” he said.
Agboola also called for the resignation of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC chairman,
“And I think people should call on the INEC chairman to resign if he cannot do the job. He should just resign.
“It is totally compromised. This is sad and Nigerians are not happy. Here, it is peaceful to some extent,” he said. (NAN)