The Chairman, Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Adewale has dismissed Saturday’s local government election as a rape of democracy, saying it won five chairmanship seats at the poll.
Adewale, who said this in a press conference on Tuesday, said every illegality at the poll would be challenged and exposed at the election petition tribunal.
He accused the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) of conniving with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to subvert the will of the people.
“Sadly, despite winning five chairmanship positions and fifty-five councillorship seats at the polling units and collation centres, LASIEC dramatically issued only four certificates of returns to our candidates. This is sad and a rape of democracy supervised by the APC led Lagos State government.
“Fifty percent of voting materials surfaced at polling units while others were thumb-printed at secret locations by the APC thugs in collaboration with LASIEC and security agents.
“Voting materials were destroyed by agents of the APC in locations like Agbado Oke, Oshodi, Agege etc, yet results were declared in such locations by LASIEC. Elections were held in some areas on Sunday without prior notice while LASIEC officials never showed up in some areas. This is pure electoral rascality and a shame.
“LASIEC and the security agencies that simply turned blind eyes to the rigging activities of the ruling APC thugs.”
He said members of his party worked very hard for victory but their opponents did not allow the efforts of PDP members to yield the desired result.
“PDP members in Lagos demonstrated capacity and courage within available limited resources. Our driving force at the election was our urge to deliver Lagosians from the stronghold of the APC misrule, lack of focus and clear ineptitude which is a manifestation of Bourdillon dictation,” he said.
“Unfortunately, the PDP contended with much opposition at the polls. Opposition ranging from our members led by Olabode George and Moshood Salvador, who after writing to LASIEC to create confusion openly campaigned against the PDP using resources cornered from the national office of our party.”
