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Why INEC Must Declare Collected PVCs For Osun Rerun

The Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development (AIED) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to prove its unbiased stand by releasing the total number of Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) collected in the seven polling units where supplementary elections are scheduled to hold in Osun State.

A strongly worded statement by the group reads: 

“We are deeply concerned about the allegations surrounding the conduct of last Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. While we praise the electorate for embarking on a peaceful exercise, allegations against INEC as being unbiased are too heavy to be overlooked.

“INEC is the most powerful institution in Nigeria, far more powerful than the office of the President, because it holds the key to whatever form or shape the presidency takes. It is therefore a greater threat to national security, if the commission is seen to be favourable to a particular political party or individual.

“Seeing an official of the commission on national television confessing to an offence of destroying document of the commission capable of manipulating the outcome of the election is saddening.

“While we wish to believe that the said official and his supervisor acted alone, we urge INEC to release forthwith, the details of Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVC) collected in the seven polling units in a display of transparency and fairness.

“This is of utmost importance as such move will erase any thoughts of a planned manipulation between the commission and the ruling party.”

Applicant Dies During FRSC Recruitment In Kogi

A male applicant on Tuesday died during the Federal Road Safely Corp recruitment in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.

The FRSC Sector Commander, Segun Martins confirmed the death. Sources said that he died shortly after completing a two-kilometre race. He was said to have dropped his tally and passed out.

Medics from the FRSC were said to have quickly attended to him. He was later admitted to the army clinic in the Chari Megumeiri Barracks and died about 30 minutes after his admission.

Osun Rerun: Omisore, Lasun Agree To Help APC Fight PDP?

Deputy Speaker of the House of Reps, Yusuf Lasun yesterday joined the battle to ensure victory for the APC candidate Gboyega Oyetola in tomorrow’s supplementary governorship election in Osun State, where he's trailing the leading candidate, PDP's Ademola Adeleke.

The APC lost in Orolu area, which is believed to be Lasun’s stronghold. He is known to be aggrieved with APC leaders.

The supplementary election will hold in three units in the local government due to cancellation over hijacking of materials by thugs.

There are 987 registered voters in the three units.

Also allegedly joining forces with the APC is Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore.

The rerun will determine the winner between Oyetola and Adeleke.

Saturday’s election was declared inconclusive by INEC which ordered the supplementary election in seven polling units in four local governments – Osogbo, Orolu, Ife North and Ife South.

There are 3,498 registered voters in the polling units where the elections were cancelled due to various reasons, including hijacking of election materials, abscondment of presiding officer, disruption of election by hoodlums who were shooting sporadically, manual accreditation and over voting.

Adeleke has a marginal 353 votes advantage in the election.

Omisore hosted an APC delegation of Ekiti State Governor-elect Dr Kayode Fayemi and Dr Olu Agunloye at his home in Ile-Ife.

On Monday, he received Senate President Bokola Saraki, who came to lobby him to support the PDP.

Omisore, who left the PDP for the SDP because the PDP ticket was skewed in favour of Adeleke, declined to give Saraki his commitment.

But after his meeting with the APC team, Omisore twitted under a photograph of himself with Fayemi and Agunloye: “With @OfficialAPCNg Ekiti state governor elect @kfayemi during his visit today. #goodgovernanceinosunstate #OsunDecides2018.”

He also twitted same after his meeting with Saraki.

But in another tweet, Saraki Presidential Campaign Council spokesman Doyin Okupe said: “Omisore I’m told caved in to pressure from APC…”

This platform is yet to confirm the authenticity of these claims.

Lekan Shonde's Wife "Died Of Brain Injuries"

A banker, Ronke Shonde, allegedly beaten to death by her husband, Lekan, three years ago, died of severe brain injuries, a pathologist, Dr. S.S. Soyele, said yesterday.

Dr. Soyele, from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, conducted an autopsy on the late Mrs Shonde.

He told Justice Josephine Oyefeso of Ikeja High Court that  the

autopsy showed the deceased’s brain was “heavy, swollen and filled with water.”

“The deceased died of respiratory failure, caused by cerebral edema (swollen brain), caused by a blunt force trauma to the brain,” he said.

The pathologist was testifying at the trial of Lekan Shonde for the death of his wife at their Egbeda, Lagos home in 2016.

Led in evidence by the prosecutor, Mr. Y. G. Oshoala, Soyele said it was unlikely that the deceased inflicted the injuries on herself because of the multiplicity of the injuries.

“A bruise was found on her left jaw. During autopsy, it was discovered that the deceased had black eyes (pupils) a telltale sign of brain injury.

“We opened up the body and brought out the organs. We also opened the skull to bring out the brain. Blood collection was discovered in the skull, just beneath the skin.

“The deceased’s uterus was also brought out and there was no sign of conception. We took samples from the brain in order to determine the cause of the death, which primarily was respiratory failure caused by trauma to the brain,” he said.

The pathologist, who said he and his team had conducted over 1,000 autopsies, stated that the late Mrs Shonde’s autopsy showed that she suffered injuries to her brain in the past.

“We took samples from the brain and discovered old haemorrhage (bleeding) in the brain, which suggests past trauma,” he added.

Justice Oyefeso adjourned the case till October 24.