The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State. SenatorAdemola Adeleke, has described the ongoing rerun election in seven units in the state as a ‘coup ‘.
Adeleke, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone, said that supporters of the PDP were being denied access to ballot papers in the governorship rerun election.
“What is happening in Osun State now is not an election. What we have is a coup. That is what we are witnessing now.
“Our supporters are being harassed and are not allowed to vote at all. Let the whole world know that this is not democracy, ” he said.
Meanwhile, The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will address the issues of pressmen and electoral observers allegedly being arrested and prevented from operating in polling units by security agents.
On its verified Twitter handle, @inecnigeria, INEC said, it was disturbed by the reports that security operatives were preventing gentlemen of the press and electoral observers from carrying out their activities during the Osun governorship rerun.
They tweeted, “INEC is disturbed about reports that accredited media and observers are being arrested or prevented from operating in some polling units. This is being taken up with the security agencies.”
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