Despite Governor Kayode Fayemi’s acceptance of defeat in the June 21 Ekiti gubernatorial poll, TheCable understands that the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is pushing for Ayo Fayose’s victory to be challenged in court.
Fayemi lost the election to Fayose, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), by a wide margin and promptly made a concession speech ─ considered rare for a Nigerian politician.
The election was generally seen to be free and fair ─ although not without complaints about the militarisation of the state.
However, a state government official has said “there was something fishy about the ballot paper and the ink that needs to be challenged in court”.
“We are currently gathering evidence. We have received several complaints from people about the hi-tech rigging that was perpetrated. Even though the governor has accepted defeat, that does not stop us from challenging Fayose’s victory in court if we are able to gather enough evidence to prove our case,” he said.
The official said the ballot papers were designed in a way that made the thumbprints to disappear “within minutes” while “pre-programmed” votes would later appear.
“In other words, all the votes that were announced by INEC were pre-programmed. That means the thumb-printing process was irrelevant. The votes were pre-allocated on the ballot papers through hi-tech manipulation,” he said, using the term “photochromic” to describe the technology allegedly used to produce the ballot papers.
Photochromism, in simple language, allows for transformation of chemical spices between two forms ─ meaning what you see can change to another form in seconds.
It is a technology commonly used for eyeglasses. They could be plain in one moment and dark the next after absorbing electromagnetic radiation.
The official did not explain how this technology can be used to alter voting on a ballot paper but said: “A clear example of this manipulation is at former governor Segun Oni’s polling unit in Ifaki. Oni, an APC member, went there with 11 members of his family, including his wife. APC got only one vote there, while Fayose got 51.”
The official, who refused to be named because a final position has not yet been taken, said Oni’s wife had to ask her husband: “Darling, didn’t you vote for APC?”
Haba APC, leave those scientific matters and begin preparations for next year’s round of elections and also, 2018 guber polls. Let’s be sportsmanlike for once in Nigeria!
This is simply laughable. Why has the official not disclosed his name if he is so sure of the scientific abacradaba. The simple truth is that Many APC members are not. They are probably planted there by PDP. Oni’s case is a classic example. The votes must have been counted in the presence of both the APC and the PDP representative. I’m still at a loss how the votes will disappear in seconds? Did the representatives of APC not keep vigilance at the polls? This is bad belle protest
This is what Ekiti usually call ‘Irakata’ baseless and busy body excuses. While don’t we all have good sports man mind like the governor and allow the State to move on without wasting our money and time on court cases as Segun Oni did when he forged everything to his favour and later lost to Fayemi. At this point Fayemi proved to be a man of high integrity and no where to be compared with Oni. Even the blinds know that Fayose won, While searching for non-established scientific proves to send the State backward
APC like minded people will never accept defeat. Always excuses. Selection of candidates will always end up in losses because you will create and generate more enemies within for yourself. Ina country of no ideology in political lineage. It is always excuses to the end.
APC needs to move from noise-making to active politicking. For them to think they are ready for elections, while they could not formalize the party’s state and national structures was an error on their part. To be a formidable opposition, or ruling party, you must have grassroots support, and APC does not have that yet. It will take the party two election cycles to begin to consolidate its position in Nigerian politics; that is, if the ruling PDP will not return the country to military rule with their antics by then.
For now, the main focus of APC should be to get its leadership house in order and show Nigerians that they are truly an alternative choice in not only their programs, but their personality. Right now, it is not anywhere near there.
Each and everyone commentary is ok. But i will only differ where some people thought there might not be possibility of high tech fraud on the part of the election. if people complain lets investigate the veracity or otherwise.The trend of political brigandage in the country recently called for caution and it may easily lead the Nation to disintegration. It is unhealthy to coerce all citizens of a country to one political party. It is not done anywhere in the world.
APC should go to court. Somebody has said he voted with his family of 11 in a polling unit, but the result showed APC had one vote in that same polling unit. How is this possible? There must be some miracle going on there. Another report says, this same high-tech manipulation was used on Buhari and in Kogi state to defeat Buhari and Capt. Wada. It has to be proved if there’s some any truth in these allegations. True or false, the outcome will help to enrich democracy. I strongly support that APC should go to the tribunal if they suspect foulplay.
Let leave everything for God. I strongly believe that if Oshoko is in Fayemi’s shoe,He wiil not accept defeat because of the power that be.GEJ is working towards 2015 abandoning the Chibok girls.
I think there is d need to look into the allegation bcos we are all free as Nigerians for fair hearing and if it lacks merits then we throw it away
I want to believe all of those people clamoring for a court case were not in Ekiti while the election was on. I want to say this if in any case APC should go to court the little respect, fame and interest remaining in heart of the masses will completely be eroded away.
All hail gentleman Gov. Fayemi, he won the battle but lost the prize, because the Yorubas know the difference between Awo and Aki. Ikenne is not the same as Bourdilon . Asiwaju should keep off Osun to save Ogbeni.
There is nothing bad in investigation, especially when there is physical example of 11votes mergining to 1vote(lol….only in naija).
I want to advise APC to go ahead with their investigation so that this will not repeat itself in Osun State & the Country next year election. Unsuspecting public will fall victim if this trend was not check.
First and foremost, I will say APC is a perfect example of political disgrace to this country, however its not their fault. The genesis of all our political predicament in this country has to do with insincerity and greediness, poverty and shallow knowledge of our people is another means by which political ignorance is gaining ground here in Nigeria. The genesis of APC is based of deep enmity for the government of the day, rather than a progressive alternative. Any alternative that is born out of enmity can never be a progressive type. Now let’s talk ekiti, I don’t think Fayemi, Segun Oni and Niyi adebayo should be insincere to themselves by not understanding they have disappointed Ekiti pple in many ways, and Fayose has been the only Gov that understabd and listened to their yawnings. In one of my facebook post I said they said fayose is a scammer, but he has been able to make good history than Adeniyi Adebayo, Fayemi and Segun Oni combined. That’s why Ekiti will always welcom him at all time. To segun Oni’s Ascertion, if the ballot is a secret ballot, why would anyone wanna tell him who he/she has voted for? And segun oni’s integrity is not gauranteed anymore if he can go and pitch tent with his arch-enemy in 2011 guber poll. And about your ignorant computer analyst, who has refused to share his name, he/she will only subject APC to further disgrace, ask Aketi, he tried to bring one ignorant analyst, that fumbled woefully… I think APC need to reduce her noise, be sincere with the choice of flagbearer in all elections. APC should also work in grassroot more than how they make noise on radios and national dailies. I’m very sure APC will loose this case and many more because they are too lousy. And they are always busy doing nothing!