Fayose Says Ekiti Election National Embarrassment

The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, on Saturday portrayed the state governorship decision as national humiliation.

Tending to writers soon after voting in his ward 001, St. David's Primary School, Maternity Area, Afao, he said the race was endangered by security specialists.

Fayose, who voted at 1:30 p.m., said he was reacting to treatment and would return home in the wake of making his choice.

He said Ekiti individuals are battling with security organizations, including that the arrangement of 30,000 military and paramilitary officers to the state was to threaten the voters.

He stated: "I need to state that the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) has great goal. In any case, the procedure has been commandeered by security offices. This is a national disfavor and there is threat ahead.

"Keep in mind that we raised every one of these issues, as I talk tallying stations are being grabbed by hooligans in according to security staff. What they call 'see and purchase cash governmental issues' is going on this moment.

"The police and common protection corps are supporting the procedure. I should rehash this is a national catastrophe on the grounds that the race is defaced by brutality."

Fayose said individuals from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were captured by security faculty.

"In all the nearby government boards in the state, PDP chieftains are being captured. They have captured House of Representatives individuals. As I address you at this moment, my head of staff was captured and kept a hour back.

"We battle defilement all over, yet when wrong individuals are in expert, the exertion won't yield the coveted outcome. It is the wrong thing that will happen to country. The Bible says when the equitable are in specialist, the general population celebrate. In any case, when the devilish are in specialist this is the thing that you get.

"On the off chance that this is the example for 2019, I should state it is a lost ground. I need to state particularly this is a lost ground for the Nigerian electorate. They have assumed control over the race from INEC," the senator expressed.