Ogun Guber: NNPP Vows To Sue INEC Over Omission Of Party’s Name On Ballot Paper

The Governorship Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Ogun State, Mr. Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has vowed that the party will sue the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the omission of the party’s name from ballot papers.

Oguntoyinbo made the disclosure on Sunday in a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists.

The NNPP guber candidate, who cast his vote at Ofada, Obafemi Owode Local Government area of Ogun State, while expressing dismay over the conduct of the election, noted that omitting the name of the party on the ballot papers was a ploy to rob him and the party of their victory in the just conducted gubernatorial and state assembly elections.

The candidate maintained that apart from omitting the name of the party from the ballot papers, the election was marred by manipulation and irregularities, while accusing the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of intimidation, harassment and vote buying.

He revealed that the party had earlier written a letter to the INEC, telling them to ensure the inclusion of the party’s name on the ballot papers instead of only the logo.

He noted that the INEC decided to rob the party of victory by refusing to correct the error, hence, the need to challenge it constitutionally by going to court.

According to him, “I did not see my name and that of the NNPP on the ballot papers. We wrote a letter to INEC to make amendment before the election, but to our surprise, we could not find the name of the party there, what we saw was just the logo.

“Even despite that, there was no security during the election in my polling unit, where I cast my vote, the APC gathered hoodlums to attack me.

“I’m so disappointed in this country. I’m so disappointed about the leaders that we have. People can’t move around freely to the extent that they were dragging guns with my security. Can you imagine? No, this was not an election.

“But by the grace of God, we are going to court to challenge INEC on why they failed to put our name on the ballot paper. I’m disappointed in INEC.”