Incumbent governor, Aregbesola feels brutalization of APC member may affect election results
Mr. Aregbesola after casting his vote told journalists that the “brutalization of several” of his party members could affect the entire result.
"Several of our party members were singularly intimidated, harassed, terrorized, and brutalized. After all of these, were equally arrested.
“The Attorney General, a known officer of this state, was without justification brutalized and taken into custody. They released him barely 45 minutes ago, since 1 a.m early this morning.
“My Commissioner for Agriculture, Wale Adedoyin, was equally brutalized and taken into custody since 1 a.m, he has just been released.
“Several of our people, people who have demonstrated some interest in the election were arrested and brutalized.
“Election is just an aspect of the democratic process. It is not just the art of voting. A democratic process begins from the registration of voters to verification of people, and collation of voters cards.
“The question we must ask is, what we have witnessed here, is it replicated statewide?
“I pray that our security agents live up to their billing. Leading members have been at the receiving end of their molestation.
“The authorities in Abuja are just abusing their powers. This could affect the overall effect of the entire result.
“I wish that the orderliness we have witnessed here would permeate the entire state.”
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