Fayose Reacts To PDP Secretary's Revealation On How They Rigged Ekiti Poll For Him

Governor Fayose has reacted to the allegation made by Dr. Temitope Aluko, a former Secretary of Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (Read HERE)

The governor has said he would not take issue with Aluko because he (Aluko) was  bitter, adding that he got money from different sources. He, however, did not deny that the former President gave him the amount being alleged by his accuser.

Fayose’s Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Mr. Lere Olayinka, said Aluko was already beclouded by his desperation to seek revenge against Fayose because of the governor’s refusal to make him his Chief of Staff, such that he (Aluko) was not mindful of committing the criminal offence of perjury.

“As per his claim that $37m was given to the governor for the election, the governor got financial support from various sources as it is usual of anyone contesting election and it is not for us to begin to advertise in the media the level of support the governor received from individuals, corporate organizations or groups.

“However, if money belonging to the APC is missing and they suspect that the money was stolen by Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to fund Ekiti State governorship election, they can approach the EFCC.”

The governor’s aide asked whether it was also soldiers that rigged the 2015 presidential, senatorial, House of Representatives and state House of Assembly elections that the APC lost in Ekiti. He said,

“For Aluko to be taken seriously, he must first have to report himself to the police to be tried for perjury and committed to prison for three years, since what he is now saying is different from what he said under oath at the election tribunal, being the only witness called by the PDP and Fayose.

“If after giving evidence under oath at the tribunal that the election was free, fair and credible and that security agents, including soldiers, performed their duties creditably well, saying something else more than one year after is admittance by Aluko himself that he is not a stable character.

“They will probably need to pay INEC to tell Nigerians that an election it conducted, in which an incumbent governor lost in his own local government, was not credible.”