PDP's Agboola Ajayi Breaks Silence after Defeat in Ondo Election, Shares Next Action

• Former deputy governor of Ondo state, Agboola Ajayi, has reacted to the outcome of the recent gubernatorial election, alleging manipulation by the APC and INEC
• Ajayi announced his intention to take the case to the tribunal, describing the election as riddled with malpractice
• Ajayi urged the judiciary to uphold fairness and called for the elimination of criminal practices from Nigeria’s electoral system to safeguard democracy

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the November 16 Ondo governorship election, Honourable Agboola Ajayi, has broken his silence, rejecting the election results.

Ajayi further revealed the next step to seek redress at the tribunal.

Ajayi alleges electoral malpractice in Ondo

Speaking for the first time since the election, the former Deputy Governor accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of manipulating the electoral process.

He claimed the results did not reflect the will of the people.

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“Elections conducted by INEC since the APC assumed power in 2015 have continued in the tradition of hijacking the process and delivering results that are diametrically in contrast with expressed electoral desires,” Ajayi stated.

Ajayi calls for judicial intervention

Ajayi urged the judiciary to uphold its responsibility to ensure justice, The Nation reported.

“We particularly call on the Judiciary to brace up and perform the sacred and onerous responsibilities to guarantee the portability of justice to people and institutions that seek it,” he said.

The PDP candidate reaffirmed his commitment to pursuing legal action to challenge the election outcome, Vanguard reported.

“We reject the results of the Nov 16th election and will take legal actions to reverse the debauchery.

"This is the option available to us, and we are hopeful that man and God, who is the ultimate, will give us justice,” Ajayi declared.

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Ajayi called for an end to electoral malpractices, emphasizing that Nigeria must eschew criminality from its democratic processes.

Ondo election: Ganduje vows to reclaim Oyo, Osun states for APC

Earlier, Legit.mg reported that Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said the ruling party will try its best to capture all southwest states.

Ganduje’s promise comes amid APC’s victory in the 2024 Ondo state governorship election.

Proofread by Kola Muhammed, journalist and copyeditor at Legit.ng

Source: Legit.ng