Ekiti 2018: I have told INEC not to rig for me - Governor Fayose

- Ayodele Fayose has urged the electoral body not to rig election in Ekiti state

- Fayose alleged that the APC candidate Kayode Fayemi has hired four INEC officials from the commission's headquarters in Abuja to manipulate the July 14 election

- According to Fayose, Ekiti state and its people are yet to benefit from the federal government despite having its son, Fayemi, as minister

The governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, said that he has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its officials not to rig for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming July 14 election.

Fayose also accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Kayode Fayemi of hiring four INEC officials from the commission's headquarters in Abuja to manipulate the July 14 poll to favour the APC.

The governor alleged that the federal government has been delaying allocations to states in the federation because of the July 14 poll in Ekiti, with a view to instigate workers in the state against his government.

Vanguard reports that giving the names of these officials as - Pasca Ukenwa, deputy director, ICT; Abdulrasak Agboola, also deputy director, ICT; Kenneth Ukeagu, procurement officer, and INEC commissioner, Amina Zakari - the governor said they are working with Fayemi in a desperate plan to rig the July 14 governorship poll in Ekiti.

Fayose said: “I am still raising the alarm again of the plan of three Abuja senior officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) they are working with Fayemi in a desperate plan to rig the July 14 governorship poll in Ekiti.

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"One is planning to get ballot papers for Fayemi while the ICT directors are planning to reload card readers for Fayemi he is assuring Fayemi that if he can reload the card readers, he would get the ballot papers for them.

"The three INEC officers are all working with another big shot of INEC in Abuja. She was the one Anambra rejected with a claim that she would rig the last Anambra election in the state.

"All the APC plans to do is to rig the election but we will reject that. They got into power at the federal level because the process was transparent. I have told INEC not to rig for me because the people of Ekiti are solidly behind our candidate.

"We know all about the plans of APC and all the movements of everyone working with him to manipulate the electoral process. Part of their plan to stuff their pockets with ballot papers when coming to vote. I urge Ekiti people, don’t go away once you have voted, stay with your votes. They have also brought thugs in all the hotels, but we know where they are and they can’t do anything."

The governor also said Ekiti state is yet to benefit from the federal government despite having its son, Fayemi, as minister.

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He said: "If Fayemi were to be governor he wouldn’t have been able to fight against Fulani herdsmen in Ekiti the way I had done because he would be afraid of Buhari.

“Tinubu said Fayemi is Buhari’s friend but is Buhari coming to rule Ekiti? A Buhari’s friend cannot tackle herdsmen menace because Buhari’s himself has failed to deal with the challenge at the national level.

"For Fayemi to have condemned the success of our students in NECO exams is bad. He said that our children who came tops in exams had had their exam answers bought for them is appalling and an height of reckless statement.

“Fayemi is coming with bitterness to come and devour and destroy all of you. I know what I am saying. I have served you before and I am still serving you and you can know the difference, ” he said.

"The power of the people is greater than those of us in power, peoples’ might is greater than federal might. Anything that does not represent the truth in this poll will fail. The opposition are fighting God and they will fail. We will beat APC 16 :0 again."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Fayose had called for a free and fair election in the forthcoming Ekiti gubernatorial election.

The governor said the people of the state would resist any attempt to rig the election.

Fayose also said he was aware that there were plans being hatched by certain people to rig the coming election which he said would show the difference between ‘boys and men’.

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Source: Legit.ng