Buhari’s Absence At Osun Rally Sign Of Rigging Disapproval – PDP

By Oladosu Oluwagbenga 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State claims that President Muhammadu Buhari’s non-appearance at Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s re-election rally on Tuesday in Osogbo was a hint that he disapproved of any attempts to rig the governorship race on Saturday.

The security agencies were then urged to follow suit and resist an illegal instruction to rig Saturday’s election in a statement issued in Osogbo and signed by the PDP caretaker chairman, Akindele Adekunle.

“Buhari’s absence from the rally was a signal of his opposition to any attempt to rig the governorship race, as ordered by the APC National Chairman, Adamu Abdullahi,” the statement said in part. We urge law enforcement organizations to defy illegal directives and defend the democratic process.

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“President Buhari now eyeing his own legacy clearly snubbed the Osogbo rally. It is now left to security chiefs to know that aiding and abetting rigging are not only criminal but also carry heavy repercussions afterwards.”

“We particularly condemn Governor Oyetola for his assertion that he would not hand over power even before the election was held. We find the statement as anti-democracy and a declaration of war against the democratic process.”

THEEAGLE’S efforts to get reaction from the media adviser to the Osun APC chairman, Kola Olabisi, were futile as calls to his mobile line did not go through and he had yet to reply to messages sent to him as of the time of filing this report.