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Ekiti poll referendum on Buharis administration
News & Trends •
minister of information and culture alhaji lai mohammed has described the just concluded governorship election in ekiti state as a referendum on the three year-old muhammadu buhari administration1 with the victory of the all progressives congress apc nigerian people have spoken and they have spoken loudly about their perception of the apc-led buhari administration mohammed said today1 the election was more than one states gubernatorial poll. it was a referendum on the performance of the buhari administration. and nigerians have given their verdict1 its not just a defeat for the pdp its a defeat for all the naysayers who have made themselves the spokespersons for nigerians1 furthermore it is a death knell for fake news anyone who monitored the social media before and during the election would think it would be a landslide for the pdp. but the reality is different1 we want to most sincerely thank the people of ekiti state for ensuring that the election was free fair and credible as attested to by local and international observers and for turning out en masse to exercise their franchise1 in 2014 the votes of the people of ekiti did not count as the then pdp-led federal government used federal might to hijack the election and concoct the result. they barred two serving governors from travelling to ekiti to support their fellow governor. they wilfully shut the akure airport and we leaders of then opposition apc were forced to return to lagos by road in the night1 with the roles reversed in 2018 we did not pay the pdp back in its own coin because of our strong belief in the rule of law. the rest is history1