Why Ekiti election exposes serious danger to 2027 polls – Analyst

A nationalist affairs analyst, Godwin Omini, said the result of the Ekiti 2026 governorship predetermination sends a unsafe awesome up of 2027 elections.

He disclosed successful a connection connected Monday, noting that Saturday’s predetermination successful Ekiti exposed the Independent National Electoral Commission’s alleged partiality.

Recall that connected Sunday, INEC had declared Biodun Oyebanji arsenic the victor of Saturday’s governorship election.

The ruling All Progressives Congress’s Oyebanji won the polls up of the gubernatorial candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and African Democratic Congress.

Reacting, Omini said Ekiti State has erstwhile again brought to the fore superior concerns astir the behaviour and neutrality of INEC.

“These developments rise profound questions astir the Commission’s quality to service arsenic an impartial umpire successful aboriginal elections, peculiarly the 2027 wide elections.

“Indications emerged that INEC officials allegedly colluded with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) by facilitating the transportation of astir 400,000 uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to the ruling party.

“These cards were reportedly distributed to non-indigenes successful a mode that compromised the elector...