Osun Guber: APC, PDP trade tackles over ‘declaration’ of Omisore as governor

Claims and counter-claimson Mondayagain rocked the political
atmosphere in Osun State.
This followed the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party that the
Elections Petitions Tribunal hearing the party's petition over the
outcome of the governorship election that returned Governor Rafu
Aregbesola, had declared the PDP candidate, Iyiola Omisore, as the
governor elect.
The party said this followed the discovery of uncounted 100,000 votes
in favour of Omisore, which invariably led to his having more votes in
the election that Aregbesola.
The party said Aregbesola, who flew the flag of the All Progressives
Congress, was calling for a rerun but that it was not going to go back
on its demand for the inauguration of Omisore.
However, the APC said there was no such development at the tribunalon Monday.
Its Osun State Publicity Secretary, Barrister Kunle Oyatomi, said the
information, which went viral on the social mediaon Monday, was
another way of creating confusion by the PDP.
Oyatomi said in the statement: "The All Progressives Congress, State
of Osun, has called on the citizens of the state to disregard the
stupid story on the net which some media houses are likely to
replicatetomorrowabout the Osun August 9, 2014election.
"The story is not only false, it is a total fabrication by PDP agents.
There is nothing in that story which happened or is likely to happen.
"The PDP has turned the propagation of lies and the fabrication of
stories into their new psychological bastion. They are now removing
themselves from reality and regaling in fantasy.
"No vote was recounted by anybody and there was no court order to that
effect. So it is all lies.
"So the claim that Omisore is likely to be declared winner of that
election in a couple of weeks by the Tribunal is the hallucination of
a‎ lunatic."
The PDP, through its state Director of Publicity, Diran Odeyemi, was
quick to respond to the position of the APC.
It raised the following posers: "Ask Barrister Oyatomi, my good
friend: 1. Are Lawyers from APC and PDP doing any inspection of ballot
votes at INEC or not?
"2. If yes what is the feedback from their lawyers and if no what is
happening or what has been happening in INEC office for the past four
weeks.
"3. Can APC deny writing a petition against the former Tribunal
Chairman and the members out of fear?
"4. Why is Omisore asking that he be declared Gov elect and APC prayer
has been for a re-run of the election.
"Whatever is the response, we shall meet at the Tribunal onThursday
30th Oct.Let them recall Justice Salam from retirement, we shall
detonate their ballon of lies with the pin of truth."