The Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) has been joined by 17 other political parties, to call for the
postponement of the Ondo State governorship election slated for Saturday,
November 26.
They alleged
that the level of insecurity in the state had risen to what they described as
an unbearable level, thereby forcing their candidates to stop campaigning
across the state.
The Punch
reports that they threatened that if the commission refused to postpone the
election, they would take further steps in the shortest time.
The National
Chairman of Labour Party, Alhaji Abdulkardri Abdusalam, read a speech on behalf
of other parties at a press conference in Abuja.
In the speech
titled, “The urgent need for postponing the Ondo State governorship election
date to avoid inevitable crises,” Abdulsalam stated that Nigeria could not
afford to have Ondo State engulfed in “avoidable political crises orchestrated
by a few individuals”.
The outgoing
Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, came into office through Labour
Party before defecting to the PDP. Mimiko’s candidate, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede
(SAN), who is also the candidate of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National
Caretaker Committee of the party, had been disqualified by INEC.
A chieftain of
the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, was affirmed by INEC based on
a court ruling, as the candidate of the party for the election. Ibrahim is the
candidate of the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction of the party.
The Sheriff
faction had asked the electoral commission to disregard the call for the
postponement of the election. It said the faction and its candidate were ready
for the election.
Others were
the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Better Nigeria Progressive Party,
Democratic Peoples Congress, Democratic Peoples Party, Peoples for Democratic
Change, Peoples Party of Nigeria, United Democratic Party, Advance Congress of
Democrats, Peoples Progressives Party and Independent Democrats.
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