There is heavy presence of security operatives at the Osun State High Court on Monday morning as the governorship election tribunal commences sitting.
DAILY POST reports that Governor Gboyega Oyetola is challenging the result of the July 16 guber election as announced by the Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC).Meanwhile, Oyetola had requested to relocate the sitting of the Tribunal to Abuja due to security reasons.
But the President of the Appeal Court had on Friday rejected the request, adding that security agencies in the State had assured the Court of their co-operation and support in enhancing the security of the Tribunal and its sittings.
Meanwhile,The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is planning to compromise and sabotage the will and desire of the people for a free, fair, transparent and credible electoral process in Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State.
PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon Debo Ologunagba, on Friday, said the APC was deploying billions of naira to compromise some security agencies and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials to intimidate voters and manipulate the electoral process to favour its candidate, Governor GboyegaOyetola.
It alleged that some INEC and security officials have been bought over to, among other things, criminally assist and give cover for “APC agents to prosecute a well-oiled vote buying and violence-triggering scheme”.
Credit: dailypost.ng
