The Ekiti State Governor, Ayo
Fayose has again raised “disturbing and worrisome information” on alleged plots
to rig the election in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its
candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.
Fayose, in a personal statement
he signed Monday night, listed INEC National Commissioner, Mrs. Amina Zakari,
two Deputy Directors (ICT Dept), Mr. Paschal Uwaenwe and Mr. Abdulrazaq Agboola
Yusuf as well as Director (Procurement Dept), Mr. Kenneth Ukeagu as the
arrow-heads of rigging plot.
Earlier on Monday, Zakari denied
that she was working to rig the election for Fayemi and th APC.
Buhari Fayose said that “The duo
of Uwaenwe and Agboola are to pre-load card readers, supply faulty card readers
to Ado and Ikere while Kenneth Ukeagu is to provide ballot papers for stuffing
of ballot boxes, Forms EC8A, EC8B and EC8C series and other sensitive election
materials. Two sets of the Forms are to be procuced bearing the same Serial
Numbers. One set will be handed to Fayemi to change results of 503 Polling
Units.
“Also, real Youth Corps members,
students of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti and Federal Polytechnic, Ado
Ekiti that are to serve as Presiding Officers (POs) and Assistant Presiding
Officers (APOs) are to be replaced with APC members.
“Fayemi and other APC leaders
have been meeting with these three INEC officials in Akure and Abuja and they
are reporting directly to Mrs Amina Zakari.
“Furthermore, Fayemi’s ex-Chief
Security Officer (CSO), Hakeem Abiola and former ADC, Adeyemi Ajayi are to
coordinate indiscriminate arrest of top functionaries of the State Govt and
bribery of other security officials. Hakeem is already in Ado Ekiti, operating
from a popular hotel located off Iworoko Road.
“Also, Mr. Akin Fakorede of the
Federal SARS is being considered for secondment to Ekiti State for the
election. Nigerians are aware of the ignoble roles Akin Fakorede played in
Rivers State and they want him to play the same role in Ekiti.
“The Armed policemen to be
coordinated by Fayemi’s ex ADC and Akin Fakorede are to invade the already
selected 503 Polling Units, shoot sporadically in the air to scare voters away
so as to be able to perpetrate the fraud.
“Our question is; why will DSS
and the Police post Fayemi’s ex security aides to Ekiti for an election in
which he is a candidate?
“We therefore call on the
Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and the DSS Director, Lawal Daura to
allow Ekiti election to be credible by ensuring impartiality of their men.
“We also call on the INEC
chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to prevail on his officials listed above, who
appear bent on frustrating the electoral commission for monetary gains. They
must not be allowed to play any role in the Ekiti election. He should cause an
investigation into the issues raised and personalities mentioned.
“Most importantly, INEC Forms,
especially EC8A, EC8B and EC8C must be countersigned by chairman or his trusted
designate.
“We also demand that INEC POs and
APOs must provide additional means of identification, preferably Voters Card,
to authenticate whether or not they are genuine corps members or students of
FUOYE or Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti.
“The international community
should monitor closely activities in INEC, particularly the officials mentioned
above from now till the announcement of results of the election. Ekiti people
are saying CAPITAL NO to election rigging!”
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