The deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Dame Olabisi Adu-Okunniyi in the Saturday Ondo State gubernatorial election has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to guard against manipulation of election results.
The candidate in a press statement on Friday signed by Olubori Obafemi, her Media Assistant, urged the electoral umpire to be vigilant and curb the possible reoccurrence of manipulations of election results especially on INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) as was observed in the last Edo gubernatorial election.
According to her, the Labour Party and Obi-dients are worried about the disorder observed in the results of the Edo governorship elections, which showed that politicians have continued to perfect and consolidate the electoral malpractices and the mishap of election results on INEC Portal called glitches which occurred in the 2023 presidential election to the detriment of credible elections and governance in the country.
She also stated that the Ondo youths and all Obi-dients have been mobilised and placed on alert to collaborate with civil society activists to resist any form of electoral malpractices, especially vote buying at the Polling Units, warning further that all elections results must be uploaded to the INEC (IREV) Portal in real time from the Polling Units, according to the electoral act, to avoid usual electoral disputes.
Adu-Okunniyi also extended her hands of fellowship to other like-minded political parties in the State to align with the Labour Party to return governance back to the masses and good people of the State, asserting that the Labour Party is open to any ideological electoral alliance in the elections that will deliver the state from the clutches of the predators of the common people.
She noted that it’s time for all well-meaning people of Ondo State to troop out en-mass to stop manipulators and riggers of their mandate, so that leaders who will be accountable to them can take charge of governance for the inclusive prosperity of Ondo State, noting that the people are tired of the heightening poverty and hardship in the country.
Adu-Okunniyi added, “The Labour Party government in Ondo State shall be inclusive, transparent, accountable and consultative, as every policy decision of our government shall embraced a bottom-top approach for the people of Ondo to truly own their government, while elected government officials become true servant-leaders to marshal the inclusive prosperity of the people of Ondo State”
Recall that the Appeal Court in Abuja on Tuesday set aside a previous ruling of the federal high court and ordered INEC to reaffirm and relist Dame Olabisi Olubunkola Adu and Dr Ayo Olorunfemi as Deputy Governorship and Governorship Candidates of the Labour Party for the Saturday elections in a historic judgement read by Justice A I Banjoko of a three man panel, which included Justice A B Mohammed.
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