Ademola Adeleke,
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state, has written the
European Union and the United States over an alleged threat to his his life.
In
a statement on Wednesday, Rasheed Olawale, spokesperson of Adeleke Campaign
Organisation, said the letter was written to the international communities
ahead of the rerun election on Thursday.
The
PDP candidate said the life of leaders of his party and that of his supporters
are under siege as they have been subjected to countless attacks.
Adeleke
added that he had survived four assassination attempts in course of the
election period. He said the governorship election on Saturday was manipulated
while he was deprived of victory.
“I
am constrained to write this letter to intimate you , our diplomatic partners
and friends of despotic happenings in Osun governorship polls which I won but
for which I was not declared the winner,” he said.
“My
life is under threat and the leaders of my party are under siege before and
after Saturday main polls.
“During
the campaigns, we were subjected to countless attacks. I escaped about four
assassination attempts. Our campaign vehicles were severally attacked and our
rallies disrupted. We went through the pre-election process under constant
onslaught from political thugs and merchants of violence.
“Despite
the violence-prone climate, I still won the election. On live television, our
votes were removed and protestations for re-addition of the votes were
rejected. Votes for the ruling party were jerked up and again the electoral
umpire refused to correct the arithmetical errors. After all the manipulations
which saw about 4000 votes removed from my total votes, I still won by close to
400 votes. ”
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