Ekiti 2022: Governorship Aspirant Reveals Illegalities That Took Place During APC Primary Election
- The lawmaker representing Ekiti central, Opeyemi Bamidele has said that there was no APC primary election in Ekiti state
- Bamidele said votes were allotted to aspirants who contested for the Ekiti state APC primary election on Thursday, January 27
- The lawmaker said that Ekiti APC primary election was made up of loyalists of the governor Kayode Fayemi
An aspirant in the just concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primaries in Ekiti state has alleged that there were some illegalities during the exercise.
Opeyemi Bamidele, the senator representing Ekiti central senatorial district at the Ninth Assembly said there was no primary election conducted by the APC in the state.
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Bamidele who was on the ballot as a governorship aspirant for the June 18, election said the party's primary election was made up of loyalists of the Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi.
The Cable reports that Bamidele and some other aspirants had withdrawn from the primary election with APC declaring Biodun Oyebanji the winner of the poll.
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While appreciating his supporters for coming all out for him, Bamidele said the primary election conducted by the ruling party in Ekiti state was "a fraudulent and fictitious vote count”.
He said the conduct of the election was completely hijacked and bastardised and complete abuse of trust of leadership.
How results were gotten from the primary election
Premium Times reports that Bamidele said it is public knowledge that no primary election took place within the Ekiti APC on Thursday, 27th January 2022.
The lawmaker alleged that the results were announced based on concocted vote counts.
While noting that votes were allotted to him magically, Bamidele urged his supporters to remain calm as steps would be taken to challenge the outcome of the primary election.
Ekiti 2022: Groups reveal which political party would win the governorship election
The Peoples Democratic Party would not be emerging victorious in the June 18, 2022, Ekiti gubernatorial election, some groups in the country have said.
The groups said the winner of the PDP primary election is a makeshift candidate planted by the Ekiti former governor of the state.
The groups also warned that the PDP must be conscious that the APC does not settle for less when it desires power.
Fayose’s anointed candidate Bisi Kolawole wins Ekiti PDP governorship primary
In the same vein, Bisi Kolawole had been elected as the candidate of the PDP in the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti state.
The primary election took place in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, January 26.
Legit.ng gathered that Kolawole won Segun Oni, an ex-governor, and Kolapo Olusola, a former deputy governor of the state to emerge the PDP's flagbearer.
Kolawole had resigned his position as Ekiti PDP chairman to contest the governorship election.
Source: Legit.ng
