Osun Rerun: PDP Alleges Arrest Of Chieftains, Supporters

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged arrest of its leaders and supporters ahead of Thursday’s supplementary election in Osun State.

PDP, in a series of statements on its official twitter handle on Monday, said a top leader of the PDP, Alhaji Fatal Diekola was beaten up and arrested.

The main opposition party in the state also said it “learnt that there is ongoing cloning of PVC at the Government House, Osogbo. We were told the PVCs of the affected areas have been tampered with through @inecnigeria database. All these are been done to manipulate the supplementary poll.”

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had declared the Osun Gubernatorial election as inconclusive after PDP’s candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke polled 254,698 votes against the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Isiaka Oyetola, who scored 254,345 votes, leaving a difference of 353 votes earned between the two leading contenders.

Thursday’s rerun contest will be a straight battle between Adeleke and Oyetola, as the rerun will hold only in the seven polling units where results were cancelled. However, other parties will be allowed to participate.

#OsunDecides2018: Breaking! Ongoing Random Arrest of PDP Leaders/Supporters in Osun State.There is an ongoing crackdown on top PDP leaders at Osogbo,Ile Ife and Orolu in preparation for the grand plot to rig the forthcoming supplementary polls. @PoliceNG @inecnigeria pic.twitter.com/f75vuOw19y

— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) September 24, 2018

At Osogbo ,a top leader of the @OfficialPDPNig, Alhaji Fatal Diekola was arrested.He was rough handled and beaten up despite his ill health.His aides were matcheted.Other PDP leaders at Osogbo are been harrassed with many of them unable to sleep in their respective homes pic.twitter.com/zvUVkdTXDq

— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) September 24, 2018

The situation is the same in Orolu as @OfficialAPCNg thugs struck this morning ,beaten up @OfficialPDPNig leaders.Meeting of PDP leaders was disrupted by hooded thugs from the APC with violence unleashed on innocent party members and supporters

— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) September 24, 2018

We also learnt that there is ongoing cloning of PVC at the Government House, Osogbo.We were told the PVCs of the affected areas have been tampered with through @inecnigeria database. All these are been done to manipulate the supplementary poll.

— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) September 24, 2018