Kwara LG Poll: Protest Trails Election Outcome

APC Sweeps All 16 Chairmanship Seats-

Scores of members of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Kwara State yesterday staged a peaceful protest over the conduct of the weekend local government councils elections held in the state. Meanwhile, the Kwara state Independent Electoral Commission( KWSIEC) yesterday declared chairmanship candidates of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) winners of the last Saturday council elections in all the 16 local government areas of the the state

The aggrieved party members alleged that the elections were marred with manipulations and electoral malpractices in all the 193 wards and 16 local government councils of the state.

However, the detachment of anti-riot mobile policemen who promptly arrested the members of PDP, described them as miscreants, warning that anyone who breaches the peace of the state would be dealt with according to the laws of the land.

The state Chairman of PDP, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, who spoke in Ilorin, displayed scores of ballot papers seized from members of All Progressives Congress(APC) across the state in an attempt to rig the elections, saying some of the political leaders were defeated at their polling units.

Oyedepo, who called for the release of his members from police detention, said his party does not believe in the results to be announced by KWASIEC and the judiciary, adding that the party with its outstanding performance had made strong statement ahead of 2019 elections.

He said the opposition members are battle-ready to unseat the present government in 2019 elections, saying the outcome of the local governments elections which would further be improved on are testimonies to that fact.

Similarly in a statement by the Secretary to the Sate Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, yesterday condemned the protests and called on all citizens and residents of the state to remain calm and law-abiding and await the results of the elections