Opposition parties in Ogun State have disclosed plans to take to the streets in protest against the November 16 local government election if it fails to be free and fair.
The parties who spoke separately in an interview with DAILY POST on Tuesday advised the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, OGSIEC, to uphold its credibility and avoid the wrath of the people.
The state’s publicity secretary for the Labour Party, LP, Tokunbo Peters, stated that the party’s collation agents would be present in all polling units to ensure that the results declared by OGSIEC tally with what was declared at the polling units.
Peters stated that if the announced results were contrary, the party would mobilise its supporters to protest the results.
Speaking on the party’s preparedness to participate in the elections, he stated that a grassroots campaign has been taken to all 20 local government areas of the state
“The Labour Party in the state is fully prepared for this election. We have collation agents that would be at the wards and local government and we would insist they give us the result sheet immediately; they count the votes at the polling unit and if the result declared is different from what was declared at the polling unit we are going to protest. Aside from going to court, we are going to call on our supporters to protest the result.”
