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Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by etenyong(m): 9:17pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
The leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party has distanced itself from the ongoing controversy over the Ekiti rigging tape in which some senior members of the party were heard planning how to rig the governorship election held in the state on June 16 last year. In the recording, Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose; a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikore Obanikoro, former Senator Iyiola Omisore and other individuals were heard discussing with a serving Brigadier General of the Nigerian Army, Aliyu Momoh, on how to use the military to rig the election in the state. Most of the actors involved in the saga admitted there was a meeting, but they all denied that rigging was discussed. In an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, the spokesperson of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, said those mentioned in the scandal did not carry out the rigging scheme on behalf of the party. He said the party does not want to get involved in the controversy triggered by the leaked recording and would rather prefer that those mentioned in connection with the matter clear themselves. He said the PDP as a party did not ask anyone to rig on its behalf and will never be engaged in electoral malpractices. “Any tape whether real or imaginary can be concocted in this digital world; we don’t know what is real and what is not,” Mr Metuh said. “I also believe that the actors in their personal capacity will be able to talk about what really happened. “As a political party, we have never engaged in planning or getting involved in any conspiracy to rig elections or alter the will of the people,” Mr. Metuh said. He also said the party has so far demonstrated maturity in elections held in the last two years. Mr. Metuh admitted that he had not listened to the recording but wondered whether the tape was authentic at all. “We had elections in five states in the last two years, PDP won in only one state; how comes its just that one that we won, that a tape is suddenly surfacing to say we planned rigging. “Why did we not plan rigging in Edo, Ondo, Anambra and Osun? How comes the only one that we won is the one they want to tarnish? It is a calculated attempt to sway the minds of Nigerians that the PDP is not capable of winning in a free and fair election. “Our people are even raising the fact that we were rigged out in Osun; but we are not engaged in propaganda, we are not engaged in manufacturing tapes, We won election in Ekiti state because of the love of our party, and the massive support that our gubernatorial candidate, Ayo Fayose, enjoys in the entire state. The PDP spokesperson said the Ekiti tape saga is just another propaganda by the APC, saying if the APC is sure of the authenticity of the tape, it should approach the law courts to seek redress. ” In this era of campaign, where you have a lot of propaganda, anybody with any concrete evidence can go to either the law enforcement agencies or the law courts to seek redress. “For us, we are more involved in the campaign than propaganda; our first thought actually is that it is simply just propaganda, it is only the court that can decide if on the matter of Ekiti election, just like the tribunal and court of appeal have decided. If they think there is fresh evidence, they can go to court,” he said. www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/177708-ekiti-rigging-tape-you-are-on-your-own-pdp-tells-fayose-obanikoro-omisore-others.html |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by jorlons(m): 9:19pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
For those who may not be able to read the whole story this is the summary of what Olisah said '' For now Ekitigate is a propaganda from the opposition until proven true in court but if it turns out to be true then obanikoro, fayose, omisore and others are on their own'' It's like saying my pikin no thief but if you see d money for him pocket then no be my pikin again. God!! I love naija politricks 7 Likes |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by Nobody: 9:23pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Why is Olisa Metuh distancing PDP from the riggers? They are all partakers of the rigging in Ekiti state. PDP-rigging elections since 1914! Change is coming soon!!! 9 Likes |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by holatin(m): 9:29pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
hahahahahaha now d blaming game will start. but the clueless lad didn't distance himself from the tape, thereby making foolish comment like the tape is fake. 3 Likes |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by omenka(m): 9:36pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Obanikoro clearly stated that he was there on the president's behest. He can't be on his own. Jonathan has to answer for his crimes against the State. 5 Likes |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by thankyouJesus(m): 10:00pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
"It is only in Nigeria politicians are not accountable for their action and inaction". Nigeria, I hail. 2 Likes |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by politricks: 10:01pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Obanikoro-tout Fayose-thug GEJ-clueless PDP-master riggers 3 Likes |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by Nobody: 10:02pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
And d mumu fayose is busy spying on Buhari 5 Likes |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by joseph1832(m): 10:03pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
I won't be surprised if this case is readily swept under the carpet should GEJ win this election. Of course we all watched the Farouk Lawan and Otedola saga, and what happened to them?... Nathing!. Ayo Fayose, Fani Kayode, Obanikoro should pray GEJ is sworn in May 29 because if not, they'll be among the first set of Nigerians that will made example of!. Sai Buhari! 4 Likes |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by Nobody: 10:07pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Buhari will send all of them to jail very soon....they should just wait,he will only sentence them to 50 years in prison... 1 Like |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by Elslim: 10:15pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Yeye govt. |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by Nobody: 10:29pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
APC and buhari should go to court and remain there |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by Change2015(m): 10:43pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Pdp as always, too little too late with the damage control. We are still watching to see if Obanikoro gets confirmed as minister abi. #change #GMB #APC 1 Like |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by Desric(m): 10:53pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
There's nothing real in PDP world, everything is either fake or a propaganda from the APC , from the Oduahgate, the missing $20billion, Boko Haram, the missing Chibok girls, Postponement of the election to mention a few. When will these lads ever get serious in the issues of governance? 2 Likes |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by vicadex07(m): 11:02pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
For pro-GEJites the 2015 campaign is about Buhari, Buhari and Buhari. For pro- GMBites the 2015 campaign is about Nigeria, Nigeria & Nigeria. Questions for Jonathan and PDP 1. Why was (is) "Boko Haram" busy destroying states and areas that the opposition party will win convincingly in the presidential election? 2. If we are to believe that the opposition were the brains and architects of "Boko Haram", then why is it that they have never ever attacked and destroyed any prominent PDP figure or their properties? 3. If the opposition have the capability of arming "terrorists" with armour tanks, RPGs, AA Guns, military uniforms, military trucks, helicopters and the ability to command soldiers to vanish from military checkpoints, wouldn't they have targeted to destroy PDP strongholds and their assets? 4. Why would the opposition seek to destroy their own strongholds anyway? To achieve what? 5. Why was (is) "Boko Haram" targeting to destroy basically only prominent northern politicians and their traditional rulers and their communities? 6. In the light of questions 1 to 5 above, why has there been a deliberate campaign of lies and propaganda by the PDP and their religious wing that collect bribes in billions of naira that "Boko Haram" is the baby of the opposition? 7. Of all the cars used by "suicide" bombers retrieved from the scene of their attacks, to whom were the cars traced after forensic investigations? Why is it that nothing is ever heard after such evidences have been collated at the scenes since 2011? 8. At the last count, over 500 hundred "Boko Haram" suspects have been in detention since 2009, but why is it that government hasn't been able to come clean on those sponsoring the "terrorists", and why is it that, with such a huge treasure trove, government has not been able to know and curtail the operational methods of the "terrorists"? 9. Why did the "terrorists" become stronger after a scandalous 33 billion dollars (over 4 trillion naira) was expended on the so called war against them? 10. Isn't it curious and suspicious that a ragtag group called "Boko Haram" whose bulk of fighters possibly had only one week trainings could overcome and overrun our military men who spend 5 years in the NDA, some months in Jaji, and some months also at the National War College in Abuja apart from several overseas trainings? 11. Why was it that, at a point from 2013, the Nigerian military was not taking the war to "Boko Haram" camps in the deserts of the northeast instead of waiting for "Boko Haram" to come on the offensive? 12. Since when has repulsion become the best form of defence instead of attack? 13. Why did "Boko Haram" have the most freedom to operate and destroy so many towns and villages during all the period of State of Emergency that was supposed to have made them immobile? 14. Was the State of Emergency some fraud pulled off to empower the "terrorists" and make the targeted communities sitting ducks for easy elimination? 15. Who was providing "Boko Haram" with fuel and other logistics in their camps considering how they easily move with long convoys of trucks to operate without challenge? These are not the only questions.... There are many more. But they've not been able to answer any of these, rather they always want to heap their scheme on others. These questions and many more could be the reason they are mortally scared of losing political power. But it just can't continue like this anymore. Change is a basic constant in life. 2 Likes |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by sammieguze(m): 11:20pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Lolzzzz...... I love your summary. jorlons: 1 Like |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by MisterLongman(m): 11:40pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
In Dprince voice "On your own oooh" |
Re: Ekiti Rigging Tape: You Are On Your Own, PDP Tells Fayose, Obanikoro, Others by Nobody: 11:46pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Ayo Fayose! Your 2nd glorious impeachment is loading.... Congratulations! 1 Like
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