#EkitiGate: Many soldiers are willing to testify to rigging scheme – Fayemi reveals

by Kolapo Olapoju

Immediate past governor of Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has revealed that many more soldiers are willing to testify about the leaked audio file, where chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party conspired with the military to rig the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti.

The audio file depicted how Governor Ayodele Fayose; former Minister of State for Defence, Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro; Senator Iyiola Omisore; Minister of Police Affairs, Mr. Jelili Adesiyan and some senior military officers, colluded to rig the polls.

While speaking on ‘APC Change Hour’, on an Akure-based radio station, Adaba 88.9 FM, on Thursday, February 12, Fayemi said: “We are taking every step to ensure this does not go unpunished. There are many soldiers willing to testify.”

“There are many Captain Sagir Kolis who are willing to give evidence in the court of law. I am just appealing to all Nigerians to be patient as events unfold.”

“We in the APC will not allow the use of the military to oversee the conduct of the elections because we know and we are aware that they have sown fake police uniforms, they have sown fake army uniforms but we will not allow them.”

“Fayose is a desperate man, he is more desperate than (President Goodluck) Jonathan. He is one of the apostles of interim government. Gen. Momoh is a victim; he wants promotion. He believes that all his atrocities will come to haunt him; the judges that were beaten, the legislature that was sacked and the civil servants that were harassed.”

“They are now using the military to rig elections and Nigerians must be vigilant. It is when the situation cannot be handled by the police that you call in the military. If you hear what Captain Koli said, he said they were given instructions (to rig Ekiti polls). Chris Uba, who is not a military officer, was giving order to military officers.”

“It was soldiers that drove vehicles that conveyed PDP members to arrest APC members. Our members were arrested and they were not released until the election was over.”

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