Kehinde Fajobi
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in last Saturday’s Ondo governorship election, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, has rejected the election results, vowing to challenge them in court.
Ajayi, a former Deputy Governor, accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of undermining the will of the people through alleged criminal actions.
In a statement released by his Special Adviser, Ayo Fadaka, Ajayi stated, “Democracy cannot thrive in an environment where unabated criminality is perpetrated in the prosecution of an election by INEC.”
He added that his investigations revealed numerous actions aimed at compromising the electoral process.
“Elections conducted by INEC since the APC assumed power in 2015 have continued in the tradition of hijacking the process and delivering results diametrically in contrast with expressed electoral desires,” he alleged.
Ajayi called on the judiciary to ensure justice, saying, “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.”
Rejecting the results outright, Ajayi declared his intention to seek legal redress, expressing hope in both human and divine justice.
“We reject the results of the November 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,” he said.
Ajayi concluded by calling for an end to electoral malpractice, stating, “It is time we begin to eschew criminality from our electoral process.”