The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) traded words on Tuesday over alleged plan to compromise Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
While PDP accused the Chairman of APC in the state, Ade Adetimehin of plotting to compromise the process by submitting two persons who are members of APC to every polling units.
The PDP was contained in a statement issued and signed by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Peretei, who alleged the sinister pans had been unraveled by the party.
Peretei, in the statement, said: “The sinister plan by the Ade Adetimehin-led All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the November 16 Governorship election has been revealed.
“The training of Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers by Independent National Electoral Commission is a prerequisite for recruiting such ad-hoc staff to function in these capacities.
READ MORE: Atiku Warns INEC Against Malpractice in Ondo Governorship Election
“Unfortunately, Ade Adetimehin has personally submitted a list of two persons who are APC members per Polling Unit to INEC to serve as Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers, even when these persons did not attend the training.”
But while denying the allegations, the Publicity Secretary of APC, Alex Kalejaye, described the allegations as not only true but unfounded.
Kalejaye, who said the APC is committed to fair play and transparency, said, “It is not true. We don’t have any reason to contemplate compromising the election. We have worked so hard for the people. A series of projects have been launched, and we’re implementing multiple measures to improve conditions for the people.
Follow the Parallel Facts channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCQSAoHgZWiDjR3Kn2E
