Nigerias Jackboot Democracy! • Announcing result under duress

AT exactly 8.50 p.m. yesterday, the Ekiti re-run polls saga came to an end.
Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ekiti State, Mrs. Ayoka Adebayo, declared Mr. Segun Oni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner in the state's re-run election.
She said Oni polled 111,140 votes against Action Congress' Dr. Kayode Fayemi's 107,017 votes.
According to Adebayo: "Having met the constitutional requirement, I hereby declare the PDP candidate, the winner of this election. Anybody who is not happy with the results should go to the elections tribunal."

The AC through its national spokesman, Lai Mohammed, was quick to announce the party's rejection of the result, saying it would go to court to contest it while blaming Adebayo and the Federal Government for the outcome of the poll..
Earlier, the returning officers for Ikole, Oye, Ido-Osi, Ekiti East had announced the result from their respective council areas.
But the announcement by the officer from Ido-Osi that all the results from the 11 wards had been collated nearly led to a breakdown of the whole exercise as AC agent, Chief Tony Adeniyi, objected to the results from Ido-Osi. Guardian Newspaper

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[OneWorldOneDestiny]

The humiliating slide from the fountain of knowledge to the fountain of imbecility! This is not the Ekiti I knew; not the Nigeria I fought for. This is not the Nigeria I used TELL MAGAZINE to fight for. This is not the Ekiti State I helped create with the pro-democracy JUNE 12 MAGAZINE and the original EKITI NEWS. This is not the Nigeria I departed my land for, so the psychotic general named Abacha wont haunt me down. This is our moment of moral crisis. Cry, Nigeria. Cry, my beloved nation

[OneWorldOneDestiny]

GOD BLESS THE COURT'S JUDGEMENT: With the judicial reinstatement of sanity in place of insanity, decency in place of thuggery, and probity in place of kleptocracy, Ekiti State could once again be on its way to retaining the old appelation of "Fountain of knowledge." Good-bye to the dark days of Oni, welcome to the illuminated days of Fayemi. I'll go to bed tonight expecting to hear good news from Nigeria (Ekiti) tomorrow. I'm a proud son of Ekiti once again. Let the ethical revolution begin!

[YaPopsable]

Who are those animals shouting????

[ODOO45]

The fraud here is so obvious. Once again The PDP gets away with massive electoral fraud and this time they did it with the active connivance of the re-branded conscience of Mrs. Ayoka Adebayo, a 74 year old granny. Mrs. Adebayo must know that she just lost an opportunity to do one good in her entire 74 years on earth and she so squandered it. Thanks for this piece

[Oromipo]

Lets pray for MILITARY COUP in Jesus name.

[leeroyd88]

useless woman. ur children will pay for ur irresponsible actions.

[Rustlerpeace]

I laugh whenever i read such disgusted comments from Nigerians. I truly believe you and your family has benefited from the corrupt practices of the PDP led government in Nigeria. It's absurd!!!

[ddanccer]

AC people are so funny. If AC wins, it's democracy, if AC doesnt, it's 'something funny is going on here'. and as for Adebayo, what did he have to show during his tenure, save a jamboree?

Of course Ido/Osi voted MASSIVELY for their son, Segun. Live with it.

[blacksta500]

Nigeria needs a forceful revolution.

[Reptyle76]

Authority stealing!!! This is sad indeed. All this criminals will soon get what is coming to them. i cheat you not...very soon...