… Says: APC National Chairman complicit in election postponement
… Return presidential result sheets in your possession!
… Edo has exposed you. Nigeria is too sophisticated for your shenanigans!
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State branch has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress’ National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of being in possession of presidential result sheets meant for the election scheduled for last Saturday, but which was postponed at the last minutes.
The PDP, which accused Mr. Oshiomhole of complicity with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the elections just few hours to the commencement of the exercise, said the APC Chief should return the presidential result sheets in his possession.
Oshiomhole was among the politicians and organizations who came out to condemn INEC for the February 16, 2019 election shift, but the rival party described such move as a facade, in a statement on Sunday, signed by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Chris Nehikhare:
“We watched his vituperation towards INEC and its chairman over the postponement of the elections. The more he spoke, the more obvious it became that Adams Oshiomhole was trying hard to hide his complicity in the sordid episode. Adams Oshiomhole is like the proverbial rat that blows air on the part of your body he is biting to deceive and soothe you as he eats your skin!
“Former governor of Edo and now national chairman of APC is a character we know very well. He is cunning, deceitful, greedy, corrupt, talkative and desperate. Nigeria is too sophisticated for his shenanigans!
“Adams Oshiomhole as we speak is in possession of the result sheets sent to Edo state. He is vehemently against elections to hold simultaneously across the country because of his desperation to prove the false narrative that Edo is APC.
“His fear turned to desperation when he was booed as he tried to do a road show through the streets of Benin City a few days before the original date elections were scheduled, the PDP said.
PDP called on all Nigerians to be wary of Adams Oshiomhole, alleging: “he is using the cabal in the Presidency to manipulate the security agencies and the Electoral Officers in local government chapters of INEC.
“He has used his position as chairman of APC to intimidate the EOs, who have in turn given APC candidates and members thousand of unclaimed PVC, while denying the rightful owners their PVCs.
“Their plan is to use mercenaries to present these PVCs at polling units while their card reader operators ostensible appointed and approved by Adams Oshiomhole will clear the person in possession of the cards to vote. The compromised security agencies will dismiss any party agent that raises objection. Recipe for chaos!
“We are using this opportunity to advise Adams Oshiomhole to retrace his steps and return all sensitive election materials with him, including result sheets, ballot papers and PVCs.
“Those he has distributed to his goons should be retrieved as anybody caught in possession of PVCs not his or her own will be handed over to law enforcement agents. At least that’s what we have advised our agents, party members and supporters to do.”
“You were governor here for eight years, we know what you are capable of and you us!
“All we ask for is a peaceful, free, fair and transparent election.”
