APC Won Osun Governorship Election With ‘Remote Control’- Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, while appealing to traditional rulers in Osun State to support his reelection to enable his administration consolidate on its achievements, revealed that APC was able to win the state’s governorship election held months back with the aid of “remote control”. Buhari, who failed to provide details of what he meant by remote control, said: “I know how much trouble we had in the last election here. I know by remote control through so many sources how we managed to maintain the party (APC) in power in this state.” The Guardian Newspaper reports Buhari made this known
We’ll Replicate Feat Recorded In Osun, Ekiti During 2019 Election — IGP
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris said, yesterday, that the Nigerian police is prepared to replicate the feat it recorded at the Ekiti and Osun States Governorship elections in the forthcoming 2019 general elections. The Vanguard reported that the IGP made this known at a two-day train the trainers’ workshop for senior police officers on election security management for the 2019 general elections in Abuja. Represented by the Commissioner of the Police Training College, Maiduguri, Reuben Akpan, the IGP said: ‘‘This workshop is coming at the right time, it came at the right time. With the inputs from
PDP Kicks Over Disbandment of Osun Governorship Tribunal
The Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has protested the alleged disbandment of the governorship election petition tribunal in the state. The party members held the protest on Thursday at the premises of the election tribunal in Osogbo, the state capital. Niyi Owolade, a chieftain of the PDP, said that they were surprised when the officials of the tribunal informed them that the panel has been disbanded. He said stakeholders were not told the reason why the tribunal was disbanded or when a new one would be constituted. Owolade said the party had filed a petition, on
48 Guber Candidates In Osun Say INEC Connived With APC, Security Agencies To Steal People’s Mandate
Some of the 48 governorship candidates that contested the Osun State governorship election have accused the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies of conniving with the ruling All Progressives Congress to steal the mandate of the people. The governorship candidates are Mrs Mercy Ayodele of the Restoration Party; Mr Alfred Adegoke of the Socialist Party of Nigeria; and Prof Ife Adewumi of the Providence People’s Congress. The rerun poll held on Thursday, September 27. The RP candidate said, “Oyetola should be temporarily congratulated. I stand to say it is a stolen mandate. Democracy has been slaughtered in Osun State.
Osun rerun: APC Now Paying Voters N100,000 Per Vote – PDP Cries Out
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has started the payment of N100, 000 per vote to electorates in Osun State ahead of the rerun governorship election billed for today. The party also accused the ruling party of planning to sell the nation’s vote in 2019. Recall that Ademola Adeleke of the PDP led the race in last Saturday’s election with 254,698 votes, 353 votes more than Oyetola. The margin was, however, less than the 3,498 votes in the polling units where votes were cancelled. Consequently, the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Joseph Afuape
SDP Can’t Be Trade For Food–SDP, Falae Disown Omisore
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has distanced itself from inter party negotiations and conclusions reached with the All progressives Congress, APC by Senator Iyiola Omisore, its Osun State governorship candidate, where it struck a deal to work for the candidate of the APC in today's rerun votes in Osun State. Also, the National Chairman of the party, SDP, Chief Olu Falae, has also distanced self from the said deal struck with APC by Omisore. Chief Falae said that he was not consulted before the candidate of the party in the gubernatorial election in Osun State took the decision to work for the candidate
Osun Poll: Saraki Advises PDP, Senator Adeleke To Seek Redress In Court
Senate President Bukola Saraki has advised Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the just declared inconclusive election in Osun State to approach the court and seek redress following the failure of the electoral body, (INEC) to declare him winner of the Osun governorship election which was held on Saturday. The senate president said that INEC was wrong in declaring the election as inconclusive because the votes in certain polling units were cancelled. “In my lay man’s opinion, the INEC was wrong in declaring the election as inconclusive because the votes in certain polling units were cancelled.
PDP Rejects INEC Declaration of Osun Guber Poll Inconclusive
---May Challenge INEC declaration in court to seek interpretation of Section 179 (2) (a)(b) of the 1999 Constitution as amended The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected in its entirety the official declaration of Osun governorship election as inconclusive. The party says INEC does not have any power under the law to declare the election of valid counted votes as inconclusive. The full statement reads: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDPrejects in its entirety, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) declaration of the September 22, 2018 Osun State Governorship election as inconclusive. The PDP insists that the process was conclusive and that
Osun Guber PolI: INEC Schedules September 27 As Date For Rerun Votes
The Independent National Electoral Commission has rescheduled the inconclusive Osun State governorship election for September 27, 2018 as date for rerun votes in parts of Osun where election was cancelled on Saturday
PDP, APC Head For Rerun As INEC Declares Election Inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission Sunday declared the Osun State governorship election inconclusive after the margin between the two leading contenders in the poll was lower down the number of invalid votes. The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party Ademola Adeleke got a total of 254, 698 votes while Isiaka Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress poll 254, 345 votes to come in second after the votes from all the local councils in the state were tallied. PDP is leading with 353 votes ahead of its closest rival, the APC candidate. “Unfortunately as the returning officer, it’s not possible to
