Saraki, in a statement signed by him, expressed dismay over the decision by INEC to declare as “inconclusive” an election in which a candidate won the highest number of votes and fulfilled the condition for geographical spread.
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Centre for Democracy and Development has called on the people of Osun State to refrain from acts that may plunge the state into crisis following INEC’s declaration of the Saturday’s governorship election inconclusive.
The Convener of the Situation Room, Clement Nwankwo, in a statement on Sunday said there was need for INEC to change the trend on collation of results and use of electronic method.
Renowned lawyer and Rights Activist, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, has described the gubernatorial election held on Saturday in Osun State as a stillbirth and an exercise in futility.
Ortom gave the commendation in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.
The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the process was conclusive and its candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, won the election.
The Commission gave the warning on Saturday through its twitter handle @inecnigeria.
A statement by the force spokesman, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, on Saturday in Abuja, said that the suspects were allegedly arrested in the act of vote buying.
Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress in Saturday’s governorship election in Osun, says voting-buying has negatively affected the just concluded election in the state.
The National Coordinator of the group, Kalu Victor, made the commendation in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Saturday.
Aboluwoye Akinwande, the State Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun State Command, on Saturday says the ongoing election in the state is so far peaceful.
The Executive Director of YIAGA Africa, Samson Itodo, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the group was monitoring the election in 250 polling units.
President of the group, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, who gave the commendation while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ile-Ife, said the turnout of voters was impressive.
In a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, the Executive Director, Women Arise for Change Initiative, Joe Okei-Odumakin, said the security agencies had so far displayed the highest level of professionalism in their coverage of the exercise.
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has commended the large turnout of voters for Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
Oyetola spoke shortly after casting his vote at his Unit 2, Ward 1, LA Primary School Popo, Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun.
In some of the polling units visited in Ilesa and Ile-Ife, majority of the voters came to the polling units with their smartphones although security agents did not allow them to take them inside the cubicles to vote.
Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday.
Addressing a press conference at the Ola-Oni Centre in Osogbo, the state capital, the CSOs noted that the preparation of INEC for the election was great and urged the people of the state to troop out in large number and vote for candidates of their choice.
Olusegun Agbaje, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun, made this known on Friday at a press conference in Osogbo.