The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the conduct of the Ondo State governorship election held on Saturday, labeling it a “sham.”
In a statement issued on Sunday, the opposition party, through its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, expressed its dissatisfaction with the election process and stated that it is currently reviewing the outcome.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged victorious with 366,781 votes, while the PDP’s candidate, Agboola Ajayi, came in a distant second with 117,845 votes.
The PDP criticized the election, calling it the worst ever conducted by INEC.
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“The Peoples Democratic Party and indeed all lovers of democracy in Nigeria and across the world have just witnessed the worst election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
“The November 16, 2024 Governorship election in Ondo State runs short of all expectations and requirements of a free, fair and credible election as it witnessed the height of electoral swindle, deceit and manipulation by the All Progressives Congress (APC),” the statement read in part.
The PDP also accused the APC of widespread vote-buying, claiming it was prevalent due to the ruling party’s policies that had impoverished Nigerians.
“This election witnessed widespread election merchandising, monetization and barefaced vote buying by the APC and its apparatus in government to suppress the genuine aspiration of the people.
“This devious practice by the APC was rampant and pervasive because the APC have utterly impoverished Nigerians and turned poverty into a weapon of mass subjugation which enabled it to manipulate the election and its outcome.
“We call the attention of all Nigerians and the International Community to this reprehensible practice by the APC as widely witnessed in the November 16, 2024 Governorship election in Ondo State and we demand that a serious action be taken to stem such if Nigeria’s democracy must survive.
“In the meantime, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP will be having a more detailed review of the election and its outcome and take appropriate action in the defence of our Democracy.”
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