Supporters of the People’s Democratic Party lay siege to the INEC office in Osun state in a bid to make sure that no rigging took place.
The siege which occurred around 2am featured PDP supporters singing anti-government songs and attesting that they would do anything to make sure that no rigging takes place.
According to the mob, plans were in place to rig the elections in APC’s favour and they were there to stop it.
There was security around the INEC office and this prevented the mob from going in to cause any havoc.
According to TheCable, a PDP supporter said: “We have it on good authority that INEC is planning to rig this election in favour of the ruling party when the PDP is clearly rigging,”
“We are here to resist that at all cost.”
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Senate President Bukola Saraki applauded the supporters in a tweet in which he said “Just spoke to some of our volunteers on ground in Osun State. I’m delighted to hear that even at 2:50am, Nigerians are vigilant and defending PDP’s comfortable lead. #OsunDecides2018”
A PDP spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, said that any result that does not show a true reflection of the votes will be rejected by the opposition party.
He said: “APC thugs, aided by security agencies, are stirring violence in Ila, Boripe Local Government Area, where they are attacking collation center, manhandling and chasing out agents of our party, in a bid to disrupt the collation of results and alter the figures, having realized that their party has lost at the polling units,” Ologbondiyan said in a statement.
“The PDP also has information that the APC unleashed similar violent mission in Ikire, Oriade Local Government. Our party also has report that the APC thugs are mobilizing to Ede to disrupt collation of results.
“The PDP states in unequivocal terms that our members and the people of Osun state remain at alert and will never allow the APC to have its way.
The PDP, in very strong terms, cautions the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to allow any body, including its staff, to in any way, alter results polled and already declared at the polling units as such is capable of attracting dire consequences for the perpetrators.”
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