PDP Candidate Ajayi speaks after Aiyedatiwa’s election victory reveals what he will do
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in last Saturday’s governorship election, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, has formally rejected the election results, announcing his intention to challenge the outcome at the tribunal.
Ajayi, a former Deputy Governor, explained that he had remained silent since the announcement of the results to allow time for a thorough investigation into what he described as “criminal activities” orchestrated by both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser, Ayo Fadaka, Ajayi revealed that the investigation had uncovered several actions aimed at compromising the will of the people during the election. He argued that such actions were part of a broader pattern of electoral manipulation that has persisted since the APC came to power in 2015.
Ajayi emphasised that democracy cannot flourish in an environment where electoral integrity is undermined by systemic criminality, particularly by INEC, which he accused of continuing a troubling tradition of hijacking elections and delivering results that starkly contradict the genuine wishes of the electorate.
According to him: “While not divulging the nature and extent of the results of our investigations for now, our only prayer is that those who possess the privileges to determine the fate of people and nation should begin to live up to expectations and fear God, in the interest of our nation, it’s wellness, peace and tranquility, else they be reduced to same level of criminals and bandits who continuously lay landmines that undermine the progress of our nation.
“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, the nation and people will appreciate that.
“In summary, we reject the results of the Nov 16th election and will take legal actions to reverse the debauchery, that is the option available to us and we are hopeful that man and God who is the ultimate will give us justice.
It is time we begin to eschew criminality from our electoral process.”
