Rigging allegation an infantile blackmail, says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)has described the  allegations by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie- Oyegun, that it planned to rig tomorrow’s governorship election in Osun as an “infantile blackmail.”

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement. In a statement in Abuja Friday evening, said the allegations were “completely wild, baseless and mere fabrications aimed at distracting PDP members and supporters and discourage them from fully participating in the election.”

The PDP described the allegation as “a ploy by the APC to make its members and supporters over-confident and divert attention from their own sinister plan.”

Stating that there would be no room for rigging, the PDP said “the process of accreditation, voting, counting of votes and declaration of results will be openly observed by the print, electronic and social media as well as local and international observers.”

The PDP said “one of the legacies of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration is free, fair and credible polls such will in no way be compromised in Osun or any other election for that matter.”

It urged its members and supporters to completely disregard the APC and come out enmasse to vote for its candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore, stressing that it remains focused on the election having worked very hard to earn the confidence and support of the people of Osun state.

The PDP said it wished to “remind Nigerians of the fact that for the APC, elections are only free and fair when they win and rigged when they lose.”