Ekiti Election: Military Has Detained Two Of Our Leaders - APC Cries

 

The Saturday poll has posed an equal opportunity for the two giant parties APC  and PDP as any of the two candidates, Fayemi and Fayose could win the pools today.

culled from Channels: The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed concerns over the role of the military in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State, following the arrest of the party’s leaders by soldiers on the eve of the election.

In a statement, Saturday, by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said armed soldiers arrested the Director-General of the Fayemi Campaign Organization, Hon. Bimbo Daramola, and the state Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Dapo Kolawole, on the eve of the poll.

It said both men were arrested in their country homes in Ire and Iloro respectively and whisked to an unknown destination.

“The role being played by the military in the Ekiti elections gives reason for concern, because an institution that is supposed to unite Nigerians has descended into the area of partisan politics and it is now seriously undermining democracy”, APC said.

“Whoever the misguided soldiers in Ekiti are working for, they should know that their actions can only destroy the nation’s democracy. We therefore call on the military hierarchy to defend the integrity of the institution by calling the partisan soldiers in Ekiti to order before it is too late. The consequences of a rigged election in Ekiti will reverberate far beyond the state”, the party said.

The opposition party reiterated its earlier warning that it would not accept the outcome of an election in which the military and other security agencies skewed the whole process in favour of a certain candidate, to the detriment of others.

“The APC seeks no favour from any individual or institution for Saturday’s elections. What we demand is a level playing field for all the candidates, and a conducive atmosphere for the people of Ekiti to cast their votes without harassment or intimidation”, APC said.