Leaked Rigging Tape: Ekiti APC Heads To Supreme Court

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State, has said
it will proceed to Supreme Court to challenge the judgment of the Court of
Appeal, Abuja that upheld Governor Ayodele Fayose’s election, stating it has
become more obvious that the election was rigged especially with the recent
leaked tape.

In a statement made available yesterday by its Publicity Secretary,
Taiwo Olatubosun, the party said the Governor was impeached legally in 2006 and
wonders whether it is right and lawful to allow a man that was impeached over
gross misconduct, public funds embezzlement and violation of the constitution
to re-contest the position he had earlier lost. Find part of the statement
after the cut.

“The judgment has vindicated us on our complaint that it was
illegal for the ruling party to deploy troops to intimidate the opponents
during election to influence victory for its candidate because this is a clear
infringement on the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the use
of the military.

“The recent audio leak about how the election was rigged by
PDP chieftains, including the present beneficiary who used the army to
terrorise innocent Ekiti citizens, has further lent credence to our petition
that the election was neither free nor fair.

“We are also vindicated that Fayose was legally impeached in
2006. As observed in the judgment, it is now left for the National Assembly to
look into the nation’s law whether it is right and lawful to allow a man that
was impeached over gross misconduct, public funds embezzlement and violation of
the constitution to re-contest the position he had earlier lost over such
constitutional breaches.”