Some elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State have come out to condemn the replacement of the name of Eyitayo Jegede with that of Jimoh Ibrahim as the party’s candidate in the November 26 governorship election.
Addressing newsmen in Akure, the state capital, the leader of the group, a former Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Olu Agbi refered to the court ruling and INEC’s decision to change the name as a rape of democracy.
He insisted that it is a prerogative of parties to nominate their candidates and not courts.
Agbi stated that this incident would create an unusual precedence for elections in Nigeria which will not be comfortable for our nation.
Agbi sounded a note of warning to the federal government that the experience of 1983 crisis must not be allowed to repeat itself in the state.
He maintained that the will of God must be respected and protected so as to guarantee the peace and development of the state.
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