EKITI 2018 GUBER ELECTION: NBC SHUT EKITI BROADCASTING SERVICE *INEC CONDEMNS RESULT ON SOCIAL MEDIA *CONDEMNATION TRAILS CASG INDUCEMENT FOR VOTES *PDP ACCUSES APC AND SECURITY OPERATIVES OF MEMBER’S DETENTION - DE-REPORTORIAL

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Saturday, July 14, 2018

EKITI 2018 GUBER ELECTION: NBC SHUT EKITI BROADCASTING SERVICE *INEC CONDEMNS RESULT ON SOCIAL MEDIA *CONDEMNATION TRAILS CASG INDUCEMENT FOR VOTES *PDP ACCUSES APC AND SECURITY OPERATIVES OF MEMBER’S DETENTION



INEC OFFICIALS
At 2pm on Saturday the 14th of July in Ekiti, virtually people in all the 16 local government of the state were through with voting in their areas. This did give room to high expectation from members of the public especially party members on the outcome of the most celebrated Ekiti 2018 gubernatorial election in 2018.
As people of Ekiti and the whole country including international communities await the outcome of today’s election In Ekiti, there have been different accusation and counter accusation from different quarters.
While this was going on, the Independent Electoral commission did release a press statement earlier today to warn the general public from believing different results that have been on circulation on the social media.
KAYODE FAYEMI BARES HIS MIND
Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Professor AbdulGaniy Raji, said in a statement that the results were illegal.
He said, “Our attention has been drawn to the illegal release of the result of the 2018 governorship election in Ekiti State on the social media. All the floating news in the social media in respect of the result of the election should be discountenanced by the public.”
The INEC boss assured the public that the commission would announce the election results at the appropriate time.
PDP CANDIDATE ADDRESSING PRESS MEN
Meanwhile, different people have expressed their minds on cash inducement that characterized the election earlier today. A voter, an elderly man in Ado Ekiti said, “It was a disgraceful scenario as parties shared money openly to induce voters. Members of PDP and APC are culpable of this act. Both parties have their loyalist shared money to voters. APC gave out Five thousand naira (N5000) to voters that were willing to do their bid, while PDP apologist did share N4000 to people. Initially, three thousand naira each was transferred to civil servant’s accounts to buy their voters. Such act could hinder the development of a state and a country as a whole. Mortgaging one future because of such little money is disastrous.” He posited.
Also, The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to accept or announce any result that does not reflect the true votes cast at polling centres, as such would be a direct call for crisis,” the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan warned earlier today.
FAYOSE CASTING HIS SINGLE VOTE
Fayose, the out-going governor of the state and his party, while addressing journalists accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of attacking their supporters with the support of security operatives. He said most of the party chieftains in the state were arrested.
The Party said, “We have noted and believe that the whole world has noted too, the harassment, intimidation and violent attacks on our members and supporters by thugs hired by the All Progressives Congress (APC) who are being aided by some compromised security men brought in by the APC to perfect the aggression against our members at the election.”
In another development; The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered the immediate closure of the Ekiti Broadcast Service (EBS) for breaching provisions of the Broadcasting Code.
EKITI INEC BOSS
According to the NBC, the Ekiti Broadcast Service breached the Electoral Act and Broadcasting Code by allowing Governor Ayodele Fayose to announce results in favour of his deputy and candidate of the PDP, Kolapo Olusola, and declare him the winner of the governorship election in the state. The Ekiti Broadcast Service is to remain shut until further notice as directed by NBC.



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