The Ekiti State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) has expressed serious disappointment in senators of the All Progress Congress Congress,(APC) representing the state in the Senate for voting against electronic transmission of election results at the plenary, on Thursday.
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During the proceedings before the passage of the amendment of the electoral Act, it was said that the senator representing Ekiti Central district, Opeyemi Bamidele, voted against electronic transmission of election results, while Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi was absent. Both were of the APC.
The PDP Publicity Secretary of PDP in the state, Raphael Adeyanju in a statement made available to journalists in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Friday, described the senator’s action, “as an act of betrayal of the spirit of democracy and self-dignity that Ekiti people are known for.”
Adeyanju noted that ” it is unbelievable that Senator Opeyemi Bamidele who started his political career as a student union activist and human rights defender brazenly supported the abridgement of the democratic choice of the Nigerian electorates.”
“It is shocking that both Senators Bamidele and Olubunmi Adetunbi who came from Ekiti State, a land of honour, honesty, integrity and self-dignity participated in that disgraceful act. These are men who have always pretended to be democrats and members of the progressive family,” he said.
The PDP spokesman commended Senator Biodun Olujimi(Ekiti South) the only PDP lawmaker from the state who voted in favour of the electronic transmission of results, describing her, “as the true representation of Ekiti values and aspirations.”
Adeyanju added, “One wonders how Bamidele and Adetumbi will feel when they come back to Ekiti State to give account of their stewardship. How are they going to face the people in their constituency and explain that they sold their conscience and betray the trust of the electorates?
“It will be on record that when the history of the nation is told, the future generation will hear about the roles played by each of the three Ekiti Senators and praise Olujimi for saving Ekiti reputation.”
He expressed regret that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is doing everything to subvert the nation’s democracy by not allowing for a free and credible election, calling on the citizens to be committed and steadfast in resisting the party in 2023.
“We call on all Nigerians to be steadfast in their resistance of the APC evil agenda. No amount of force or intimidation can defeat the peoples’ determination to fight suppression and oppression. The forces that defeated the military tyranny will also defeat the present evil,” Adeyanju said.
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