Ige’s son predicts victory for Aregbesola

Chief Bola Ige’s son, Muyiwa Ige has predicted a landslide victory for the incumbent Governor Rauf Aregbesola in yesterday’s gubernatorial election in Osun State. The son of the late respected politician, who spoke with Sunday Trust in Esa-Oke, vowed that no manipulation by the Federal Government would alter the result of the election.

“By the grace of God, by the time the result is read out today, I’m sure my governor will have nothing less than 75 to 80 percent of the votes,” he said.

Ige, who is the Commissioner for Urban and Rural Development, said the military intimidation would not prevent Osun indigenes from following up their votes to the final point.

“We must secure it (the result). They will announce the result to the general public and we will all go to the collation centre. Immediately, we will transmit all the information real time either to the internet or our situation room. So, the issue of grabbing ballot boxes is archaic nowadays. We have already told the youth corps members not to fold the ballot and they have listened to us,” he said.

He lamented the arrest of the All Progressive Congress (APC) party women leader. “I understood that they were coming for me. But that never happened. Some soldiers went into the house of SSA, Women Affairs, picked one of the children and one of the wards in the house. But outside that, in EsaOke, we have not heard of any other case.

“But I know that Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General was picked up. We also heard that two honourable members were arrested. We have been hearing all forms of harassment in Osogbo and Ede,” he added.

While complaining that the Federal Government was using the security operatives as agents of intimidation, Ige said “60,000 odd security operatives and other federal government agencies bearing down on the state” was unwarranted.

He, however, said that the election in Esa-Oke local government area of the State was peaceful as people behaved in an orderly manner.