#Ondo guber: INEC, security agencies under pressure to scuttle people’s will –Wike

The Executive Governor of Rivers state,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has on Friday, alleged that pressure was being mounted on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Security Agencies to scuttle the will of Ondo people during the forthcoming gubernatorial election. 

Governor Wike who expressed his concern at a Live Television Programme in Port Harcourt  said that while the people of Edo State stood against godfatherism, Ondo State would similarly respond to many unfulfilled promises made to them by the All Progressives Congress(APC).

Speaking about the just concluded Edo election, Governor Wike said the national leadership of APC would not sit and watch the Ondo election unfold as they are not happy that they lost Edo to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

In his words, the governor said; 

"Having lost Edo State, everything will be done not to lose Ondo State because they know that will mean the end of APC.

“It is such pressure that is on INEC and the Security Agencies now that may lead to their compromising. 

“I fear that INEC and the Security Agencies may succumb. But I pray they resist it and continue to defend democracy.

“In Ondo State, the will of the people are against them and incumbency will not work." 

Governor Mike noted that, the credence given to the Edo election as one credible election is the first time everybody including the civil society groups agreed that everything went on well.