Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose
is yet to publicly speak on the Ekiti governorship election, 24 hours after
conclusion.
This is in sharp contrast to
Fayose’s usual swift reaction to national issues and matters concerning the
state.
Fayose, whose popularity,
interest in the poll and alleged attack by the Police ahead of Saturday’s
exercise, were widely reported in the media, is expected to reject the result.
The staunch critic of the
President Muhammadu Buhari government will most likely condemn the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and the All Progressive
Congress (APC).
Although an Election Tribunal
would be set up to hear grievances concerning the poll, Fayose is also expected
to announce a legal action that may drag all the way to the Supreme Court.
His spokesman, Lere Olayinka, was
yet to respond to enquiry for the governor’s position on the outcome as at
press time.
The APC candidate, Dr. Kayode
Fayemi, was declared winner by INEC Chief Returning Officer, Professor Abel
Idowu Olayinka, in Ado Ekiti.
“Having certified the
requirements of the law, Dr. Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressive Congress, is
hereby declared as the elected governor”, Olayinka, Vice Chancellor of the
University of Ibadan said.
Fayemi defeated his closest rival
and candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prof Kolapo Olusola.
Results released by the INEC
showed that Fayemi garnered 197,459 votes to beat Olusola who polled 178,121
votes.
DAILY POST reports that In 2014,
Fayose floored the new Governor-elect in all 16 local government areas in
Ekiti.
Already, Fayose’s party, the PDP
has rejected the outcome of the election.
Its National Publicity Secretary,
Kola Ologbondiyan, said: “The process, characterized by open alteration of
results, brutalization of innocent citizens, barefaced cruelty and intimidation
of our members by security agencies, is a brazen assault against democracy and
a direct subversion of the will of the people which is completely
unacceptable.”
In his statement, PDP National
Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus charged Nigerians who believe in democracy and
rule of law “not to be deterred by the obvious vote robbery in Ekiti State on
Saturday because it would not stand the test of the almighty”.
Secondus added that Justice has
the stamina to go all the way to the destination while injustice cannot as it
terminates midway to the race, what we need is patience.
Meanwhile, there was drama on
Sunday as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, declared that
Fayose would be arrested after he loses his immunity.
The Governor’s term in office
expires on October 15, 2018.
EFCC wrote at 12:37pm: “The parri
is over; The cloak of immunity torn apart, and the staff broken. #Ekiti
Integrated Poultry Project/Biological Concepts Limited N1.3bn fraud case file
dusted of the shelves. See you soon”.
The statement has generated
backlash with respondents accusing the agency of bias and targeting only
political opponents of President Muhammadu Buhari.
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