by Kolapo Olapoju

An audio recording has emerged, where Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti, Senator Iyiola Omisore, Musiliu Obanikoro and some Military top brass were having a heated operational discussion about the Ekiti elections of June 2014.

Others reportedly present at the meeting were a certain Honorable Abdulkareem; the Minister for Police Affairs Caleb Olubolade, and Brigadier General Aliyu Momoh.

Fayose’s was the first voice heard, and he sounded aggrieved as he complained about some sort of injustice.

He said: “Can’t you let me talk, I’m not a small boy Sir. We agreed in Abuja on the modalities to work and we agreed to a sticker, that any sticker you see that vehicle should be allowed. Mine was sent to me, his own was sent to him.

“There is no vehicle that left this place without that sticker. The people you just disarmed had that sticker on their bonnet clear and clean. We have been subjected to serious embarrassment.”

After Fayose vented, Musiliu Obanikoro, who was apparently in control of things, had his say.

He said: “I’m not going to keep you long. We are not alone in this thing and we have to be seen as being fair, even if we have a direction we want to achieve. You can’t get promotion without me sitting on your military council. If I’m a happy man tomorrow night, the sky is your limit. The idea of calling you without getting reactions must be stopped. When we call you, we want to know what you have done about it within the next 5-10minutes.”

“All those they have disarmed, tell your men to release them. Put two or three of your men in charge of that. Before any person is disarmed, you must call for clearance. Then that Daramola, I want him picked in the morning.”

An incoherent Iyiola Omisore would speak next, saying: “We have seen some lapses. There is nothing happening now, that cannot be contained by evening. Please, your boys can be overzealous. At this level, any information you hear from us, move swiftly on this information.”

Afterwards, Obanikoro added: “I am here on assignment by the president.”

Listen below:

What exactly is the nature of the operation cannot exactly be ascertained from the audio recording, but the question remains; why was the military acting at the behest of Obanikoro, Fayose and Omisore, during the Ekiti governorship elections?

However, SaharaReporters, who received the audio recordings alongside some documents, claim that major Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders planned and successfully rigged the gubernatorial elections in Ekiti State, and plotted a similar scenario in Osun in 2014.

According to SR, the recordings and affidavit were provided by Sagir Koli, a Captain in the 32nd Artillery Brigade stationed in Ekiti State, who is said to have fled Nigeria.

Capt. Koli recorded the conversation on 20th June 2014 when he accompanied his Commanding Officer, Brigadier General Aliyu Momoh, to the meeting, which was held at Spotless Hotel in Ado-Ekiti.

Sen. Mulsiliu Obanikoro has, however, denied that there was any rigging involved in Ayo Fayose’s gubernatorial victory.

Obanikoro who was on Rhythm 93.7 FM this morning denied any involvement in trying to subvert the will of the Ekiti people saying: “I have not heard the recording, but there is nowhere in the world you will find me talking about rigging an election.”

We shall bring you more details as soon as we get them.