According to The Nation, The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state has raised alarm over an alleged fresh plot by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to compromise the electoral process and manipulate results in favour of its candidates in next week Saturday’s council poll.
APC berated PDP and some individuals with vested interest over their refusal to learn democratic culture and decency as they live in the past where force, intimidation, and fraudulent practices determined winners of elections.
Recall that the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) had slated the council poll in the state for next week Saturday.
In a statement, Olawale Sadare, the publicity secretary for the Oyo APC, said that political analyst and citizens are concerned about the blatant behaviour of the majority of PDP members in the state, who go around bragging about their leaders' and the ruling class plans to rig the results of the council election this Saturday rather than letting the votes count.
"This group of anti-democratic individuals tells anybody who would listen that they own OYSIEC and that no one can stop them from announcing the PDP candidates as the winners in all Wards and local government councils, not even security personnel, journalists, or accredited observers," he said.
For the avoidance of doubt, we have discovered some new schemes in the Agodi Government House by a group of desperate people to rig the election in the PDP benefit.
This will enable Governor Seyi Makinde to maintain his control on the PDP before the general elections in 2027.