Ondo 2020: Barr Kayode Ajulo Discuses “Vote Buying” and “PDP Failed attempt…”
With the Independent National Electoral Committee set to announce the eventual winner of the Ondo State 2020 Gubernatorial Election which has seen the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN leading comfortably, Several reactions has continued to trail the conduct of the election.
Speaking on the reports of widespread vote buying which was reported to be one of the major feature of the Ondo Guber Polls, Barr. Kayode Ajulo.
He stated that against the popular notion that the case of vote buying was only common to the All Progressive Congress (APC) he explained that all the participating parties were equally involved in the process.
He further explained that the only difference was the financial wit of the involved political party to facilitate this act.
Also he explained that the failure of the People’s Democratic Party to ensure that it only present a united party for the election negated it chances at winning.
According to the legal luminary, several Governor’s within the umbrella of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supported the candidate of the Zenith Labor Congress (ZLP) Barr. Agboola Ajayi who left the PDP for the ZLP after the conduct of the Party’s Primary after the lost to Eyitayo Jegede SAN.
He also explained that the People’s Democratic Congress would have had a better shot at winning if all the State Governors and national party leaders of the party had duly supported the candidate.
He also praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the peaceful conduct of the election in the State while also enjoining the body to strive to do better in subsequent elections in the Country.