Senator Yemi Adaramodu, who represents the Ekiti South Senatorial District, has denied claims that members of the ruling All Progressives Congress participated in vote-buying during the state’s current governorship election.
Adaramodu described the allegations as false and mischievous, alleging that they were being propagated by members of opposition parties.
After casting his ballot at Unit 1, Ward 11, Ilawe Ekiti, the senator spoke with reporters on Saturday and claimed that the people making the accusations were members of unpopular political parties.
He said, “You can see, you can look around. Have you ever seen anybody retailing votes for sale? Have you seen anybody exchanging votes for money? Where is it? Because when somebody is about to lose an election, you see all these kinds of frivolous allegations. They have bought votes. They have done this, they have done that. Now you see people smiling. You are here, you see people smiling. They don’t look like people who are forced to vote, who are coerced to vote, whose votes were bought.
“These are people who have done what they should do as part of their civic responsibility as citizens of Ekiti State. They have done that. So, I don’t see it, I have never heard of it. I am a senator, I have been in the progressive party for a very long time. I think I should be one of the critical custodians of the APC. APC will never, because the only thing we need to do to convince the electorate is to perform very well, to do very well in government. After doing all those things, then we wait for D-Day. And D-Day is always election day. So, why do we have to? We do not.
“You know, every baby that loses a biscuit will always cry and begin giving excuses. So, for us in the APC, we don’t have any reason to do that. We have never done that, and we will never do that. If anybody has any evidence, they should let us know, they should show us. Maybe the other people, the other side, because they are not popular, they are not on the ground, maybe they wanted to buy votes and nobody was ready to sell votes to them.”
We thank God that everything is going smoothly with the electoral process. The peaceful atmosphere and orderly conduct of the voters are a testament to the commitment of all stakeholders to ensuring a credible and transparent election. May this positive momentum continue, leading to a successful and fair outcome for Ekiti State
