Gov. Adeleke Laments APC have some fake ballot papers, says police helping APC Rig Osun Poll

Gov. Adeleke Laments APC have some fake ballot papers, says police helping APC Rig Osun Poll

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has accused the police of allegedly aiding attempts by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to intimidate voters and manipulate the ongoing governorship election in the state.

Adeleke made the allegations shortly after casting his vote, claiming that some security personnel were being deployed to disrupt voting in parts of the state.

He called on the Inspector-General of Police and other security agencies to urgently investigate the allegations and ensure neutrality throughout the election.

The governor alleged that a police officer from Port Harcourt, whom he identified by the nickname “London,” had been brought to Ede allegedly to disrupt the election.

“On authority information that there is one police officer that they brought to come and do a hatchet job in the APC Osun, from Port Harcourt. They call his nickname London. He’s here in Ede hiding,” Adeleke said.

He alleged that the officer’s assignment was to create fear among voters and prevent them from exercising their franchise.

“His own job is to come and destroy Ede and then avoid so that he can scare people, shooting so that they will not vote. So I’m calling Inspector-General of Police to take note. I am calling on the security agencies to take note. They should redeploy him.”

Adeleke stressed that he did not want violence in Osun, insisting that residents should be allowed to vote freely.

“We don’t want him in Osun, we don’t want violence in Osun. All we want is free and fair election so that people can perform their civic duties,” he said.

The governor also questioned the process for collating results, insisting that figures must move through the established chain from polling units to wards and local government areas before reaching the state collation centre.

“The pattern of voting should be from units to wards to local government. Not that they will take local government collation straight to state capital. That is unacceptable,” he said.

Adeleke further alleged that the APC had attempted to introduce fake ballot papers into the election, urging voters and officials to remain vigilant.

“That is a form of rigging, and I am calling on the authorities that the APC have tried to rig and have some fake ballot papers. I want Osun people to watch out for that too,” he said.

The governor also alleged that police officers were assisting the use of tear gas against voters in Modakeke and Obaagun in an attempt to scare residents away from polling units.

“Right now, as I’m voting, I just received a call in Modakeke and Obaagun that police is aiding them to teargas them so that people can run away. People are resolute. They just want to perform their civic duty,” Adeleke said.

He claimed that political thugs had also allegedly taken away a ballot box in one of the affected areas.

“The thugs took the ballot box and ran away. We have already reported this to the security agencies. I hope they do something so that they will not turn Osun State into a war zone,” he said.

Despite the reported incidents, Adeleke said voting in his immediate area had remained peaceful, expressing hope that calm would prevail across the state.

“I’ve already told you, so far so good, it’s been peaceful in my area here. I hope it’s like that cut across. But it’s not peaceful in Modakeke and, of course, in Obaagun,” he said.

The governor remained confident of victory, attributing his optimism to the support of the electorate and his faith.

“But I can assure you, at the end of the day, I have God on my side and I have my people on my side. I am going to win this election,” Adeleke said.