APC: Sing We no go GREE O!

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has resolved to challenge the outcome of the just concluded Ekiti State governorship election in court.

The decision was among the agenda that topped the closed door meeting of the party leadership held at
Osun State Government Hosue, Oke-Fia, Osogbo.

Three governors on the platform of the party attended the meeting which kicked off around 10 p.m. and rounded off in the early hours of Thursday.

The Governors are Babatunde Fashola (SAN) of Lagos State, Rotimi Amaehi, Rivers State, and the host, Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State.

Also at the meeting were Lai Muhammed, National Publicity Secretary of APC, National Deputy Chairman of APC, Segun Oni, Senator Chris Ngige, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Osun State Deputy Governor, Grace Titilayo Laoye- Tomori, Kawu Baraje, Mallam Nasru Elrufai, among others.

Though the meeting was held behind closed door, it was gathered that issues affecting the fortunes of the party in the South West, the just concluded Ekiti State governorship election, and the forthcoming governorship election in Osun State were reportedly discussed.

The impeachment saga of Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State was also discussed.

However, none of the governors at the meeting spoke with newsmen as they all declined comments on questions posed to them by journalists.

But, the National Deputy Chairman of the party, Oni, informed that the APC leaders resolved at the meeting to challenge the result of the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State before the court and prevent a repeat of the Ekiti scenario in Osun state.

“What happened in Ekiti State was a new dimension to election rigging in Nigeria. We are therefore ready to challenge the Ekiti election result in court,” he stated.

Oni maintained that the result of the election in Ekiti State did not reflect the wishes of the people of the state.

His words: “Ekiti election is a new dimension to election rigging in Nigeria, but us as a party will challenge the outcome. We have seen, studied the election outcome and for posterity’s sake we know the election is not the will of the people.

“APC is going to defend the constitution of Nigeria and we shall start that with the election in Ekiti State. We won`t allow the election in Osun State to go the same way of Ekiti,” he stated.

Also speaking to journalists after the meeting, Senator Chris Ngige said the APC was not jittery about the coming election in Osun State, saying that the state is the territory of the party, adding that the party would do everything to retain the state.