Osun elections: Accusations, allegations from PDP camp sign of impending loss - Lai Mohammed

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- The APC and PDP have continued to trade words regarding the Osun governorship election

- The APC campaign council for the election says the PDP is already afraid of an impending defeat

- The party said the PDP have resorted to flimsy and unsubstantiated allegations in the race to the elections

The All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign council for the Osun governorship election has described the allegations and accusations from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the polls as a manifestation of the fear of impending defeat.

In a statement sent to NAIJ.com on Friday, September 21, the council's media committee chairman and minister of information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said, “the PDP and its chorus singers have resorted to such flimsy and unsubstantiated allegations because defeat is now staring the party's candidate in the face.”

He also said those who are shouting themselves hoarse about an alleged rigging and thuggery plan by the APC in Osun, “are only acting true to type,” because, he said, “they are the certified architects of rigging and thuggery, not minding that their murderous thugs have now been sequestered and the rigging capability clearly curtailed.”

He further said: “The PDP and some of its top members have accused INEC, the police and other security agencies as well as the NYSC of all sorts of things. They have made allegations of thuggery and rigging against the APC. None of the accusations has been substantiated. If only the party had invested its energy in preparing for the election, it may not have become so jittery.

“Unfortunately, the die is cast and the PDP has seen the handwriting on the wall, hence the party's slip into the panic mode.

“On our part, we have confidence in the various institutions saddled with the responsibility of ensuring a successful election in Osun state. We have no need for thuggery or rigging because the people are solidly behind us.”

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Meanwhile, the PDP candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke has said that he will congratulate his opponent if he loses the Osun governorship election.

In a chat with journalists on Saturday, September 22, after casting his vote in his ward at Ede north local government area, Adeleke said his chances of winning the election is high, adding that he would send congratulatory messages to whoever emerges as winner in the event that he does not win.

He also expressed his satisfaction with the process so far, stating that the materials arrived early enough.

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