Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the rigging strategy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was thwarted during last Saturday’s governorship election in both Bayelsa and Kogi States.
The ruling party also hailed the security agencies for the security arrangements put in place for the elections.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, in a statement Sunday said that the party was aware of several hoodlums brought into Kogi State from Osun and Oyo States a few days before the elections, as the APC monitored the grand preparation to unleash violence on Bayelsa State.
According to him, “We are delighted that the forces of darkness have failed. The subterfuge deployed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rig the election in both states, including the Kogi West senatorial rerun election was thwarted.
“In Kogi and Bayelsa States, we were certain of securing the…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
