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It was gathered that the members of the party scampered in different directions as the soldiers continued shooting into the air and that those who did not flee, including Fafowora, were arrested

Oyinlola, who declared for the All Progressives Congress from his party, the PDP, listed several reasons why the PDP represented retrogression for the Yoruba people

Abba said this while fielding questions from State House correspondents after a brief meeting with Vice President Namadi Sambo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja

Akintola said President Goodluck Jonathan further heightened this position when he said during his visit to Osun State on Saturday that several policemen would be deployed to the state for the poll

The party therefore called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, if it is not part of this diabolical plan, to ensure that only the voters registers used to issue out the PVCs to voters up till August 4 will be used to conduct the poll

A statement on Sunday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Frank Mba, said Abubakar is also very happy with the “huge assistance extended to the Police and other law enforcement agencies by the citizens which made the election hitch-free”

The reaction of the party was contained in a statement issued by its Ekiti State chapter Chairman, Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe

In an interview with newsmen after the declaration, Omisore, a former Deputy Governor of the state, said he was humbled by the outcome of the election