{"id":29970,"date":"2014-08-07T17:49:58","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T16:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=29970"},"modified":"2014-08-07T17:49:58","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T16:49:58","slug":"apc-accuses-inec-supplying-pdp-ballot-papers-ahead-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/apc-accuses-inec-supplying-pdp-ballot-papers-ahead-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"APC Accuses INEC of Supplying PDP With Ballot Papers Ahead of Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407429644122_5335\" class=\"message content\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407429644122_5419\" class=\"base-card \" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407429644122_5437\" class=\"base-card-body\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407429644122_5395\" class=\"msg-body inner  undoreset\">The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Party (APC) today has<br \/>\nalleged a surreptitious\u00a0 and criminal transportation of millions of ballot<br \/>\npapers into Osun with a bullion van by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)<br \/>\nfrom Abuja on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>A statement entitled: \u201cIn Spite of Mr President\u2019s Assurances, We Still<br \/>\nHave Shenanigans,\u201d and signed by the party Chairman, Elder Adelowo Adebiyi<br \/>\nand the Director of Publicity, Barr Kunle Oyatomi,\u00a0 said the bullion van<br \/>\nwas parked at the PDP secretariat until the wee hours of today (Thursday)<br \/>\nbefore it was taken into an unknown destination.<\/p>\n<p>This ballot papers, the party stated, was brought in preparatory to<br \/>\nthumbprinting them at a Catholic School in Ife Odan and then<br \/>\nsurreptitiously to be added to the party\u2019s tally in all wards and councils<br \/>\nin Saturday\u2019selection.<\/p>\n<p>The Statement also added that there are credible information to the effect<br \/>\nthat vehicles belonging to the Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) are<br \/>\nto be used for the distribution of the ballot papers to the selected areas<br \/>\nwhere the PDP plans to use them to subvert the wishes of the people.<\/p>\n<p>The statement noted that the crude method PDP is adoting is completely<br \/>\ncontrary to the assurance President Goodluck Jonathan gave to the people<br \/>\nof Osun that the election wil be free and fair in all ramifications.The<br \/>\nparty thus condemned in strong terms the desperate act of sabotage by the<br \/>\nPDP aimed at winning election at all cost.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said inter alia: \u201cWe condemn this subterfuge in its<br \/>\nentirety. It is an act of desperation and a cynical vote of no confidence<br \/>\non the democratic process and the inalienable right of the people to<br \/>\nfreely choose their leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Goodluck Jonathan assured the people of Osun last Saturday of<br \/>\nhis commitment to free and fair election and disavowal of rigging and<br \/>\nelectoral fraud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe evidence before us now is to the contrary. Mr President should be<br \/>\ntrue to his words and rein in his party members, who appear hell bent to<br \/>\ntruncate our hard earned democracy, if they fail in their diabolical bid<br \/>\nto rule the state at all cost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PDP must know that the people of Osun are determined to have only<br \/>\ntheir votes counted and to make only their votes count. They are willing<br \/>\non Saturday to let the whole world know that the only way in a democracy<br \/>\nto acquire political power is to win their hearts and minds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the party warned all stakeholders involved in conduct of the<br \/>\nelection, particularly the security agencies and the ad hoc staff of the<br \/>\nIndependent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to be above board<br \/>\nbefore, during and after the election process.<\/p>\n<p>It also called on the people of the state to be on the look out and<br \/>\nsensitive to all activities in their areas and report any suspicious<br \/>\nmovement to the appropriate quarters for quick intervention.<\/p>\n<p>The statement continued: \u201cWe are therefore urging security agencies, the<br \/>\nIndependent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and especially the people<br \/>\nof the affected area, to be vigilant and be on the lookout for suspicious<br \/>\nactivities, which may be tantamount to subversion of\u00a0 our hard-earned<br \/>\ndemocracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur people must also ensure that such subversive activities should not be<br \/>\ncondoned or allowed to happen in their precinct.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"base-card-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407429644122_5393\" class=\"card-footer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Party (APC) today has alleged a surreptitious\u00a0 and criminal transportation of millions of ballot papers into Osun with a bullion van by&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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