The Nation Newspaper

Tag: Kolapo Olusola-Eleka

  • Ekiti poll: PDP accuses INEC of doctoring results

    The national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of doctoring the results of last Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State.

    Dr. Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the election, beating the PDP candidate, Prof Kolapo Olusola.

    In a statement on Wednesday by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said it reached the conclusion after a crucial meeting Tuesday night, where all the facts relating to the election were received and reviewed.

    “After a thorough examination of all hard facts, the NWC reconfirms that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) doctored the result of the election to favour the All Progressives Congress (APC)”, the party said.

    The party noted that apart from huge discrepancies between the actual votes cast at the polling centres and the results released by INEC, there were evidence that INEC pulled down the original result from its data base to accommodate the alterations.

    Read Also: Ekiti politicians were clever in vote buying, INEC

    The statement continued, “The NWC also has evidence indicating that the original result was in favour of the PDP candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka before the figures were altered.

    “The NWC, after very exhaustive examination of all facts reconfirms that the PDP candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola Eleka, clearly won the July 14, 2018 governorship election.

    “The NWC therefore calls on the leadership of INEC to immediately correct their results, apologise to the people of Ekiti state and be ready to admit their falsifications before the tribunal so as to return our mandate which was stolen at ‘gun point’ on July 14”.

  • Ekiti 2018: Ambode congratulates Fayemi

    Says victory is sign that APC electoral value has not waned

     

    Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday congratulated Dr. Kayode Fayemi the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who emerged victorious at the keenly contested governorship election held on Saturday in Ekiti

    Fayemi was declared winner of the polls by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), defeating his closest rival, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) with 197,459 to 178,121 votes.

    Ambode in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna commended President Muhammadu Buhari, leadership and members of APC and its supporters for the hard-fought victory adding that it was a testament to the fact that the electoral value of the party has not waned.

    Read Also: Ekiti 2018: Gov. Sani-Bello congratulates Fayemi

    The Governor specially praised and congratulated the Governor-elect for his hard fought victory and wished him well as he prepares to take the mantle of leadership of the State for a second time.

    He also urged the Ekiti Governor-Elect to use his second coming to build on its previous achievements and forge ahead with the quest to unite the Yoruba nation, especially through regional integration and economic transformation of the South-West geo-political zone and justify the confidence the Ekiti electorate have reposed on him.

    The Governor also congratulated the Ekiti electorate for comporting themselves peacefully throughout the period of the election, while urging those aggrieved with the result to channel their grievances to the appropriate quarters rather than resort to self-help.

  • Ekiti 2018: Fayemi wins polling unit

    Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2018 Ekiti Governorship Election has been declared the winner in his polling unit of Isan Ward 11 Unit 9.

    Fayemi polled 186 votes, as against 2 which Prof. Kolapo Olusola Eleka of PDP received.

    Read Also: Ekiti 2018: Fayemi commends electorate for turnout, conduct

    The results, as released by the polling agents, are as follow:

    APC- 186

    PDP – 2

    APA – 1

    Unused papers – 145

    Total registered voters – 345

     

  • PDP candidate accuses APC of vote buying

    People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ekiti State Prof Kolapo Olusola Eleka has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders of buying votes in his local government.

    He said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials and security agents were complicit as, according to him, they did nothing to stop the act.

    He said Ekiti people would still vote for him despite the money they collect, as they were not hungry and therefore cannot be bought with “peanuts”.

    Eleka said: “It is left for the security agencies and INEC to do the needful. Let me be specific. The APC leaders are all round the various wards distributing money.

    “They’re at Ogbonjana Ward, at Igelearokun Ward. At the Afin Palace, a former chairman of the local government under APC government was seen distributing money.

    “Security agencies were just looking at them at those places, doing nothing. Even in Ikere here. And it’s quite unfortunate.”

    On his assessment of the security situation, he said: “I can’t really comment on that because it’s too early to do so.”

    On whether he has confidence in the electoral umpire, Olusola said: “INEC should do the needful. We have received reports of APC members who have been distributing money right in the presence of INEC officials and in the presence of security agencies.

    “All this have been reported but unfortunately the security agencies turned a blind eye. It’s quite unfortunate that they are not doing the right thing.

    “So, I want to advise that appropriate agencies should please rise up and play by the rules.”

    Read Also: I’m coasting to victory – PDP candidate

    Eleka said he had confidence in INEC despite the allegations of vote buying.

    “The issue of vote buying should be addressed by INEC. If the security agencies are pretending as if they don’t see what is happening, it is quite unfortunate. Because right in their presence, APC stalwarts were seen distributing money.

    “But they should remember that Ekiti people are not hungry. They are not poor. They are not people that can be easily deceived by mere peanuts that will be given to them during election time.

    “Ekiti people are ready to vote for the man of their choice and that is Kola Olusola-Eleka.”

    After the card reader failed to verify his PVC for a second time, Eleka had expressed fears that he might be unable to vote.

    “I have confidence in the electoral process, but then I have my fears. A situation where I as the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP cannot cast my vote because the card reader did not recognise my PVC is worrisome.

    “They asked me whether the card was defaced. Everybody can see that this card is straight and is not bent and is not defaced (he displayed his card). Whatever might have happened, I don’t understand.

    “I want to believe that the REC should be able to come up with a solution to this. I used it to vote in 2014 when I registered for the first time.

    “So far so good. The process has been going on smoothly in my unit, but not so in some other units.”

    Eleka eventually voted at 11.10am. He arrived at his unit by 9.10 am.