PDP Accuse APC Of Spreading False Rumour Over Ekiti Poll

The PDP has accused the APC, of spreading falsehood over Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State with the intention of causing violence. 

The party, said in a statement issued by its National Secretary, Professor Wale Oladipo, in Abuja, on Wednesday, that the APC is engaged in a “well orchestrated plot” to “cause confusion and set the stage for disturbances in Ekiti State following their realisation that the people have rejected them ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.”

The statement alleged: “Part of this plot is the highly inflammatory address by the National Chairman of the APC, wherein he issued threats to President Jonathan and our great party using wild allegations, blackmail and lies as smoke screen to mask the plan by the APC governors to storm Ekiti State, set up camps in different local governments and use the privilege of their immunity status to perpetrate violence, induce voters, subvert the electoral law and the true will of Ekiti people.

“This is in addition to an orchestrated plot to use the Ekiti state owned television, EKTV to spread false information in the state, mislead the people and announce fake results at the end of the day.

“This is completely condemnable and only demonstrates the desperation of the APC in the face of rejection by the people.

The PDP added: “This report is totally false and intended to mislead the citizens of Ekiti State and set the stage to disorganise the entire process. While we condemn this clear abuse of the media, we wish to alert Nigerians of the APC plans to use the same television station to continue to spread false information regarding the election after which it will announce a fake result declaring its candidate the winner so as to cause confusion after they lose.”

It said the APC must understand that “their time is already up in Ekiti State. The people have already rejected them, their anti-people agenda and have queued behind our candidate, Mr. Ayo Fayose.”

The party, therefore, urged the people of Ekiti State to disregard the APC and “their clear call for violence and focus on the election,” charging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure a free and fair election as “we expect nothing but the will of the people to prevail.”