The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Ondo State says the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC), Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, is recruiting All Progressives Congress(APC) members as Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers for the November 16 governorship election in the state.
Thefrontrank reports that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is the candidate of APC in the election.
A statement by Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, the
State Publicity Secretary of PDP, also accused APC Chairman in the state, Ade Adetimehin of collaborating with the REC.
The statement read: “The sinister plan by the Ade Adetimehin led All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the November, 16 Governorship election has been revealed.
“The training of Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers by Independent National Electoral Commission is a prerequisite for recruiting such ad-hoc staff to function in these capacities.
“Unfortunately, Ade Adetimehin has personally submitted a list of two persons who are APC members per Polling Unit to INEC to serve as Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers, even when these persons did not attend the training.
“The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ondo State Chapter, wishes to alert the public that, the APC is banking on compromising the election at all costs, having failed tragically to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people.
“The entire world is watching and this move by Adetimehin has vindicated our consistent call for the redeployment of Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, the Ondo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, who has Adetimehin’s backing in this evil.
“Our party wishes to admonish all actors to play according to the rule. The entire world is watching, and nobody can hide behind one finger.”
