The power brokers held fast to their reins and ensured the outcomes were as predetermined, without “breaking” the laws. The invisible presence of the “masters” ensured the voters fell into specific lines and the adversaries had only to whine over the restraints they suffered in the entire game.
“We feel that we must neutralise the overriding powers of individuals so that they won’t be the sole determinants of who becomes what in our parties.”The above observation informed the withdrawal of the PDP aspirant, Biodun Olujimi, who blamed the party for stripping her of delegates who, ordinarily, should have voted for her at the polls.
“Going forward from there would mean that I am condoning what is wrong,” she said, while advancing her reason for pulling out of the contest. A former governor, who aspired on the platform of the PDP, Segun Oni, had reasons to raise dust over the process of the primaries. The Director-General of his campaign, Yemi Arokodare, alleged that the delegates’ register was mutilated and many delegates’ names were missing from the register.According to him, 32 automatic delegates, who were accredited, were not given tags and were not allowed to vote.
Despite the protests by the PDP aspirants, the party headquarters in Abuja has gone ahead to present the certificate of return to Mr Kolawole. “The NWC urges all aspirants, leaders, critical stakeholders of our party in Ekiti State to remain focused on the success of the PDP in the forthcoming governorship election in the state,” he added.The battle for the governorship is largely shaped by the politics of the 2023 presidential election.
The matter was said to have been laid before the primaries committee Chairman and Jigawa State governor, Abubakar Badaru, who failed to address the issue. The battle was lost and won last year when the party carried out two crucial exercises to reposition itself for the election. The governor’s alleged moves widened the crack within the party. The governor has consistently denied involvement in party decisions in the state.
He insisted that the elections were held in 166 wards of the state, but results from 11 wards were cancelled because the process was disrupted. “And they provided a list of 20, which we incorporated into returning officers. And this was communicated in the early morning to them because they send their own list very late and that was what even delayed us that night.”
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