Ekiti Governorship Election Will Be Free And Fair – INEC 

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INEC Promises Free Ekiti Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission has assured the indigenes of Ekiti State, that the July 14 governorship election in the State will be free, fair and credible.

The commission promised to deploy technology that would make the electoral process devoid of rigging and interference.

Mr. Austin Orogbu, the head, Election and Party Monitoring unit of INEC in Ekiti, gave the assurance at the governorship primary of the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance, (APDA) where Tope Adebayo emerged as the candidate.

Orogbu said, “This is the only party that has produced a governorship candidate. Other parties keep changing dates; maybe they are waiting for other people to defect to their parties.

“On the part of INEC, we will provide a level-playing field. Please disregard the rumour of a plan to rig; this is the age of technology and we have deployed technology into our electoral system.

“It is possible for anybody to win an election in Nigeria, just do your own part and stop complaining because things have changed.”

Chief Samuel Elebute, the APDA state chairman, said Adebayo was considered because he meant well for the state judging by his past record.

“He grew up in Ekiti, laboured in Ekiti and made a name for himself in Ekiti. His manifesto endears him to us and we believe he has the capacity to deliver,” he said.

Adebayo promised to turn around the fortunes of Ekiti, if elected governor.

He said, “Ekiti can’t prosper economically without the prosperity of the people. Any government that doesn’t pay attention to programmes that will guarantee prosperity of the people is deceiving itself. If the people don’t grow economically, the state can’t develop.

“If the people are not empowered to grow the economy of the state, the state can’t grow. Money generating assets will be enhanced. The time for genuine restoration is now; the time to sell your birthright is over. It’s time to recover everything that these people have stolen from us.”