How we carried out rigging of Ekiti governorship election from ‘a hotel’ – Tope Aluko

Former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Dr. Tope Aluko, on Thursday, revealed that the plot to rig the June 21, 2014 governorship election was hatched inside a hotel – less than a week to the poll.

According to Aluko, the hotel was owned by the Chief of Staff to Fayose, Chief Dipo Anisulowo.

He alleged that sensitive materials like ballot papers and result sheets were delivered to PDP chieftains by the Independent National Electoral Commission at the said hotel.

Speaking on a special interview programme on Adaba 88. 9 FM, Akure, on Wednesday evening, Aluko also disclosed that the electoral materials were delivered through Akure Airport.

The PDP chieftain revealed that INEC ballot papers were thumb-printed and result sheets were already filled by PDP members before the electorate went to the polls.

He further stated that operatives of the Department of State Services stormed the hotel and arrested the PDP members – whom were caught in the act – but they were released within three hours after the Federal Government intervened.

While claiming that there were plans to assassinate him, Aluko said the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Owoseni Ajayi, was liable for prosecution for his alleged role in an attack on the Ekiti State High Court which prevented the delivery of a ruling on a perjury case involving Fayose.

“I pity Owoseni Ajayi who is saying that I should be prosecuted because he (Owoseni) was the one who placed a call to Fayose to organise the mob to disrupt the delivery of a ruling by Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi.”

“Owoseni told Fayose on the telephone that should the judge deliver the ruling on the perjury case, it would go against him (Fayose) and his planned swearing-in would be in jeopardy.”

Aluko also spoke on the meeting where he purportedly settled his rift with the Ekiti state governor.

“Olugbemi and Fayose barged into the meeting venue, Olugbemi is a pathological liar. Olugbemi had lied against Fayose, he lied against the APC, he lied against the PDP and he is working for the money and appointment he had just received from Fayose.”

“I did not create a scene at the venue of the meeting because hefty men had been stationed around and my wife was afraid of what could happen. Fayose held my clothes that I should not talk when I wanted to say something.”

“I feared for my wife who later disappeared from the scene and I did not know her whereabouts. They almost attacked me when I went to Channels Television but it was policemen led by the CP that saved me after being held up there for about three hours.”

“I played safe because of my wife and to avoid the scenario that played out when I went to Channels Television to grant my first interview.”

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