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Security presence has been increased at the collation centre in Ede and environs to checkmate possible breakdown of law and order. This comes following accisations and counter accusations of manipulation of results in the zone as collation holds across local governments.
The All Progressives Congresss (APC) accused electoral officers of colluding with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to inflate results.
But in a statement just released, the spokesman of the Ademola Adeleke Campign Organisation, Olawale Rasheed, issued a strong warning against the tampering of results in the zone.
The statement reads: “Ademola Adeleke Campaign Organisation has warned against the manipulation of the results of the governorship polls,affirming that the will of the people must be respected.
“As results are been collated across the state ,we demand utmost fair play and transparency from the electoral body.We are watching and monitoring closely. Under no circumstance should the collation process be manipulated.
“Our agents and leaders are on their toes armed with relevant results and forms.The will of the people must be respected.We task INEC and security agencies to obey the directive of President Muhammad Buhari who had ordered that the Osun electoral process should never be manipulated by federal or any related agencies.
“We call on local and international observers to take note of the ongoing process and assist the people of Osun state to realise the supremacy of their electoral will.
“Our people should also be ever vigilant to protect their votes and their aspirations for better life.”
The PDP candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, hails from Ede.