Senate president Bukola Saraki has dropped his two cents on the recently held Osun Rerun election.
In a statement by the presidential hopeful on Friday, he described the process as ‘another display of the subversion of the will of the Osun people.’
According to Saraki, the re-run gubernatorial election in the State, was characterised by widespread voter intimidation, violence and harassment. He stated that accredited observers were denied access to polling units and duly registered voters were prevented from participating in the electoral process by thugs and compromised security agents.
Saraki said the rerun was needless and was only “designed as an avenue for the ruling party to perpetrate electoral fraud. The nature of these elections is an embarrassment to our democracy and casts an alarming pall on the institutions responsible for protecting the will of the Nigerian people as stated through their votes.”
See part of the statement below
It is surprising that the election where the two leading candidates were running neck-to-neck on Saturday — with the PDP candidate having an edge — four days later, as a result of manipulation and impossible conditions, the APC candidate has now been credited with most of the votes, while a paltry number of votes has been recorded for the PDP candidate.
It is important for Nigerians and the international community to insist that the hands of the clock should not be turned back in terms of the achievements we recorded in the last general elections. We should not make a mockery of our democracy by conducting elections in the manner that the Osun Polls were conducted. The Osun election is a clear indication of how the 2019 election will be conducted. It demonstrates that if we cannot conduct free, peaceful and fair elections in seven polling units spread across four local government areas of a state, then the conduct of the general elections in 774 local government areas across 36 states of the country is already endangered.
Saraki noted that his party will contest the outcome of the election in court, adding that victory will surely be theirs.
This theft of the mandate given to Senator Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the elections, will not stand. Our party will immediately commence the legal process aimed at reclaiming the sacred mandate of the people of Osun State.
I would like to reassure members and supporters of our party, the PDP candidate, Senator Adeleke and the good people of Osun State that light shall always overcome darkness. We have come this far after several months of dedication and hard work. I ask that we remain of good cheer, steadfast and committed to the cause.
Victory, no matter how delayed, will not be denied.
The post Osun rerun: this theft of Adeleke’s mandate will not stand, we’re going to court – Saraki .
Is better he go to court. Because this is a rape of democracy.
The did is done already, it will take a good lawyer to undid what has been done. But I will advice the lawyer, to be bold, leave no stone unturned, visit every reference visitable. Sure he may win
Person wey get issue with court self won go court
Comment:I guess that will be the best solution if we still have incorruptible lawyer in our country
Seriously that was theft to the highest order
It was not a free and fair elections
Oh yeah true
Comment:saraki pack well
Good
I guess the Osun election was a very big knock on our democracy and a pull away from the last general election, which a ruling party was removed.
Let us hear what the court say about the election.
Informative
Let hope so
This story make one laugh with saying of court matter
God will help us to recover the stoling mandate
saraki really talked here and made some verdicts, but why are we always having the votes?
unfair it is.
This medication after death. Toolset and nothing will ever be done.
Comment:you don’t mean it
Comment:this is interesting
Very good decision
Yes PDP should go to Court APC is becoming too corrupt
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