Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, has accused President
Muhammadu Buhari of destroying the legacy of “free and fair election” of
former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Commenting on the irregularities that marred the Rivers state
legislative rerun election, Fayose said the ruling All Progressives
Congress (APC) was plotting to take over the entire 36 states of the
country.
He also alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) was working against the interest of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP)
“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,” he said in a statement issued
on his behalf by Lere Olayinka, his spokesman.
“Rivers State is 100 percent PDP, and any attempt to subvert the will of the people will be counter-productive.
“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.
“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.”