From Wole Balogun, Akure
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) connived with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some collaborators in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rig the Saturday, November 26 Ondo State governorship poll.
Fayose insisted the election was rigged before it was conducted. “Just as I would have loved to congratulate the winner, Rotimi Akeredolu because, in every contest, there must be a winner and a loser, the role of INEC in awarding victory to him in the election left much to be desired.”
The governor said INEC gave the APC victory in the election by deliberately replacing the name of the PDP candidate, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, thereby “creating a legal logjam which lasted till three days to the election.”
He said “the PDP went to the election with its hands tied to the back because of the uncharitable actions of INEC, which has no doubt become an arm of the APC….”