Ondo election 2024: APC breaks silence on sending thugs to Idanre, see details

• The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday, November 16, said the governorship election in Ondo "has started peacefully"
• In a statement obtained by Legit.ng, the party asked the PDP to allow the election to end peacefully
• The APC stated that it is committed to tranquillity and has informed its members to allow peace to reign during the 2024 Ondo state governorship election

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria.

Idanre, Ondo state - The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state, has debunked claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it (APC) sent thugs to Ofosun in Idanre local government area (LGA) to disrupt the ongoing governorship election.

The party spokesperson, Steve Otaloro, said information reaching them indicated that there is “nothing like that.”

APC's Lucky Aiyedatiwa (left) and PDP's Agboola Ajayi are considered the two leading candidates in the 2024 Ondo election. Photo credits: @A_AgboolaAjayi, @LuckyAiyedatiwa
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'Ondo PDP playing victim card' - APC

In a statement, Otaloro insisted that "voting is going on orderly".

He said:

"If they (the PDP) have any issue with that, they just want to create an issue out of nothing. As I speak, no member of our political party is going out to vote as a member, everybody has become an electorate, whatever violence is happening, they should investigate it properly, but I can assure you it is not from our members.“How will you infiltrate all those local areas, these are routes, farm settlements. Why will our members infiltrate such places, that is not true.“Often than not, maybe their plans were busted, and that was why he is coming up with this allegation."

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Ondo: Prophet shares prediction

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Prophet Valentine Ifedayo predicted that the integrity of the 2024 Ondo state governorship election would be challenged in court.

Ondo-born Prophet Ifedayo stated that legal battles are likely to follow the election.

Source: Legit.ng