How Aiyedatiwa weaponised deliver power in opposition to democracy in Ondo North —APC Aspirant, Ajipe

Ahead of the 2027 traditional elections, Chief Alexander Oluremi Ajipe, All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial aspirant in Ondo North, has alleged that the event’s valuable finally ends up in four of six native executive areas within the district were manipulated.

Addressing a press conference, yesterday, in Owo, Ajipe explained that he gained in Owo and Ose native executive areas the build lawful exercise became as soon as held at some level of the senatorial valuable done on Monday, Can also 18, 2026, but insisted that outcomes from Akoko Northwest, Akoko Northeast, Akoko Southeast and Akoko Southwest native executive areas did now no longer replicate what came about on the enviornment and outcomes of the four council areas were fraudulently allocated.

At the APC Negate Secretariat in Akure, the Chairman of the National Assembly Predominant Election Committee, Hon. Iboroma Harry Dabibi, had, on Tuesday, announced that “Gbenga Elegbeleye polled 28,062 votes to emerge winner,. Ajipe Alex secured 17,313 votes, whereas incumbent Senator Olajide Ipinsagba recorded 9,819 votes.

“Adeogun Adejoro polled 3,845 votes, Abdul Tunji Muhammed secured 1,076 votes, whereas Michael Adeyanju recorded 640 votes.”

However, reacting, Ajipe known as on the APC National Working Committee (NWC) to have a study the declaration of the Ondo North senatorial valuable outcomes and sigh him the winner since he became as soon as the one with validly counted votes.

The aspirant counseled the Minister of Internal, Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, for intervening and prevented disaster the senatorial valuable may maybe maybe maybe bear triggered, and expressed dissatisfaction with the roles allegedly played by Governor Fortunate Aiyedatiwa in imposing Elegbeleye.

Ajipe acknowledged, “The Ajipe Democratic Circulate [ADM] categorically rejects the purported declaration of Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye because the winner of the APC Ondo North Senatorial Predominant held on Can also 18, 2026.

“What came about within the 4 Akoko LGAs became as soon as now no longer an election. It became as soon as allocation of votes in mammoth daylight. In Akoko Southwest, Akoko Northeast, Akoko Northwest, and Akoko Southeast, collation and returning officers purchased APC contributors to jot down outcomes on undeniable sheets of paper with the promise of transferring them to the knowledgeable result sheets at the LG collation heart.

“After amassing the papers, the officers disappeared. They by no system confirmed up at the LG collation amenities, or at the statutory senatorial headquarters collation level in Owo. Numerous versions of outcomes then flooded social media, followed by the charade declaration of Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye on-line.

“A stunning review of events earlier than the disruption reveals that I became as soon as leading in Akoko Southeast; Hon. Ade Adeogun became as soon as clearly leading in Akoko Southwest; Hon. Jide Ipinsagba became as soon as leading in Akoko Northwest, followed by Engr. Mike Adeyanju and myself; and in Akoko Northeast, Hon. Jide Ipinsagba and Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye were head-to-head, followed by Chief Abdul.

“Sooner than these standings is seemingly to be formally collated, the returning and collation officers disappeared and voting ended . No materials, no accreditation, no voting, no lawful collation. This is an assault on democracy and a at as soon as insult to APC contributors who grew to change into out in factual religion.

“We condemn the governor’s undemocratic traits.

The full activity became as soon as handed over to the governor’s  political mates and his anointed aspirant.

“The Predominant Committee and its technical personnel appointed by the APC National Secretariat became as soon as purported to divide itself and supervise the three senatorial districts for effective supervision and monitoring . As but every other, the committee cut up into two factions, one headed by the chairman and but every other by the secretary and ceded every little thing to the governor’s camp.

“When the event’s possess panel is fractured and compromised, what hope is there for equity?

“We worship the Hon. Minister of Internal. We acknowledge and thank the Hon. Minister of Internal for his stand at some level of the map to be distinct peace and equity, even after we least anticipated it. His intervention helped calm tensions and reminded us that there are mute leaders within the event who discover justice over imposition.

“This reveals the governor is disconnected from the grassroots.

Resorting to vote allocation proves he’s now no longer approved with the people and out of tune with the realities of the conventional man.

“The event dangers repeating historical previous. In 2015, and not utilizing a APC governor in Ondo, we gained the presidential election overwhelmingly. In 2019, with an APC governor, we misplaced. If this injustice stands, Mr. President may maybe maybe maybe well change into the largest sufferer again in 2027.”

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