Ekiti election: Why INEC should nullify poll – APC Presidential candidate, Udeogaranya

Charles Udeogaranya, a chieftain and Presidential aspirant on the
platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on the
Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, to nullify the just conducted
governorship election in Ekiti State.

Udeogaranya anchored his call on the fact that the election which saw
Kayode Fayemi emerging as the winner was marred by electoral
malpractices.

Speaking with Vanguard, the APC chieftain said there was, "evidence of
vote buying on the day of the election with such magnitude that has
never been witnessed before."

He said, "I am appalled that with thousands of law-upholding agencies
of government, ranging from Police, DSS, Civil Defence and military
deployed to ensure the rule of law in supervising the Ekiti
governorship election, electoral illegality and malpractices were
still the order of the day as videos in social media revealed and as
reports showed.

"One of the sacrosanct laws of election is that campaign ceases a day
before the election, but shreds of purported evidence of vote buying
on the day of the election with such magnitude that has never been
witnessed before was beyond comprehension by any civil-minded citizen.

"I, therefore, urge that the election should be nullified if the
shreds of evidence are confirmed true and the main purported culprit's
parties (APC and PDP as shown on videos) of massive vote-buying be
banned in a rescheduled election.

"We must as a nation and a people who desire a better Nigeria, eschew
all manner of corrupt practices and uphold nobility in all
ramifications of governance".