PDP Refuses To Endorse Osun Governorship Election Results

Aregbesola (left), Omisore (right)
Reacting to the news that the APC’s Rauf Aregbesola will continue to rule Osun State for the next four years, the state chapter of the PDP has protested the election results.

The Punch reports that Bola Ajao, the agent for the Peoples Democratic Party in the election and the Publicity secretary for the state, has refused to sign the election results form handed at the INEC office and distanced the party from the results of the poll.


The party spokesman said they have submitted a written petition to the INEC faulting the process of the election at some units and doubting some figures.

“I cannot sign. We cannot accept the outcome of the election. My principal, Iyiola Omisore, knows the next line of action. We will decide what to do. We have earlier written a petition to INEC to establish our complaints,” he said while briefing the press.

It was gathered that in the said petition, titled Protest on the August 9 gubernatorial election, the PDP alleged Aregbesola had flouted provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 by announcing “his own version” of the results.

The document reads, in part: “I [Iyiola Omisore] hereby condemn the APC candidate, Rauf Aregbesola for declaring his own version of the results without recourse to INEC. With the facts of results, its apparent that the PDP candidate, Dr. Iyiola Omisore is leading.

“This act of APC is in conflict with the provisions of Electoral Law 2010 whereby a candidate can concoct figures and released to confuse the public thus make the election inconclusive until facts behind the figures are released by the INEC.

“The peace and stability of this state is such under an unprecedented threat. The results so far by the APC remained cancelled.”

Meanwhile, the APC have published a list of reasons justifying Aregbesola’s victory: Political machinery/campaign strategy, support from all ex-Osun governors, military presence, several projects, grassroots support, the late Bola Ige, religion, (larger population of Muslims in the state must have added to the victory of Aregbesola), support of the APC governors and chieftains.