An audio recording has emerged, where Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti,
Senator Iyiola Omisore, Musiliu Obanikoro and some Military top brass
were having a heated operational discussion about the Ekiti elections of
June 2014.
Others reportedly present at the meeting were a certain Honorable
Abdulkareem; the Minister for Police Affairs Caleb Olubolade, and
Brigadier General Aliyu Momoh.
Fayose’s was the first voice heard, and he sounded aggrieved as he complained about some sort of injustice.
He said: “Can’t you let me talk, I’m not a small boy Sir. We agreed
in Abuja on the modalities to work and we agreed to a sticker, that any
sticker you see that vehicle should be allowed. Mine was sent to me, his
own was sent to him.
“There is no vehicle that left this place without that sticker. The
people you just disarmed had that sticker on their bonnet clear and
clean. We have been subjected to serious embarrassment.”
After Fayose vented, Musiliu Obanikoro, who was apparently in control of things, had his say.
He said: “I’m not going to keep you long. We are not alone in this
thing and we have to be seen as being fair, even if we have a direction
we want to achieve. You can’t get promotion without me sitting on your
military council. If I’m a happy man tomorrow night, the sky is your
limit. The idea of calling you without getting reactions must be
stopped. When we call you, we want to know what you have done about it
within the next 5-10minutes.”
“All those they have disarmed, tell your men to release them. Put two
or three of your men in charge of that. Before any person is disarmed,
you must call for clearance. Then that Daramola, I want him picked in
the morning.”
An incoherent Iyiola Omisore would speak next, saying: “We have seen
some lapses. There is nothing happening now, that cannot be contained by
evening. Please, your boys can be overzealous. At this level, any
information you hear from us, move swiftly on this information.”
Afterwards, Obanikoro added: “I am here on assignment by the president.”
Listen below:
What exactly is the nature of the operation cannot exactly be
ascertained from the audio recording, but the question remains; why was
the military acting at the behest of Obanikoro, Fayose and Omisore,
during the Ekiti governorship elections?
However, SaharaReporters, who received the audio recordings alongside
some documents, claim that major Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders
planned and successfully rigged the gubernatorial elections in Ekiti
State, and plotted a similar scenario in Osun in 2014.
According to SR, the recordings and affidavit were provided by Sagir
Koli, a Captain in the 32nd Artillery Brigade stationed in Ekiti State,
who is said to have fled Nigeria.
Capt. Koli recorded the conversation on 20th June 2014 when he
accompanied his Commanding Officer, Brigadier General Aliyu Momoh, to
the meeting, which was held at Spotless Hotel in Ado-Ekiti.
Sen. Mulsiliu Obanikoro has, however, denied that there was any rigging involved in Ayo Fayose’s gubernatorial victory.
Obanikoro who was on Rhythm 93.7 FM this morning denied any
involvement in trying to subvert the will of the Ekiti people saying: “I
have not heard the recording, but there is nowhere in the world you
will find me talking about rigging an election.”
We shall bring you more details as soon as we get them.
Senator Iyiola Omisore, Musiliu Obanikoro and some Military top brass
were having a heated operational discussion about the Ekiti elections of
June 2014.
Others reportedly present at the meeting were a certain Honorable
Abdulkareem; the Minister for Police Affairs Caleb Olubolade, and
Brigadier General Aliyu Momoh.
Fayose’s was the first voice heard, and he sounded aggrieved as he complained about some sort of injustice.
He said: “Can’t you let me talk, I’m not a small boy Sir. We agreed
in Abuja on the modalities to work and we agreed to a sticker, that any
sticker you see that vehicle should be allowed. Mine was sent to me, his
own was sent to him.
“There is no vehicle that left this place without that sticker. The
people you just disarmed had that sticker on their bonnet clear and
clean. We have been subjected to serious embarrassment.”
After Fayose vented, Musiliu Obanikoro, who was apparently in control of things, had his say.
He said: “I’m not going to keep you long. We are not alone in this
thing and we have to be seen as being fair, even if we have a direction
we want to achieve. You can’t get promotion without me sitting on your
military council. If I’m a happy man tomorrow night, the sky is your
limit. The idea of calling you without getting reactions must be
stopped. When we call you, we want to know what you have done about it
within the next 5-10minutes.”
“All those they have disarmed, tell your men to release them. Put two
or three of your men in charge of that. Before any person is disarmed,
you must call for clearance. Then that Daramola, I want him picked in
the morning.”
An incoherent Iyiola Omisore would speak next, saying: “We have seen
some lapses. There is nothing happening now, that cannot be contained by
evening. Please, your boys can be overzealous. At this level, any
information you hear from us, move swiftly on this information.”
Afterwards, Obanikoro added: “I am here on assignment by the president.”
Listen below:
What exactly is the nature of the operation cannot exactly be
ascertained from the audio recording, but the question remains; why was
the military acting at the behest of Obanikoro, Fayose and Omisore,
during the Ekiti governorship elections?
However, SaharaReporters, who received the audio recordings alongside
some documents, claim that major Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders
planned and successfully rigged the gubernatorial elections in Ekiti
State, and plotted a similar scenario in Osun in 2014.
According to SR, the recordings and affidavit were provided by Sagir
Koli, a Captain in the 32nd Artillery Brigade stationed in Ekiti State,
who is said to have fled Nigeria.
Capt. Koli recorded the conversation on 20th June 2014 when he
accompanied his Commanding Officer, Brigadier General Aliyu Momoh, to
the meeting, which was held at Spotless Hotel in Ado-Ekiti.
Sen. Mulsiliu Obanikoro has, however, denied that there was any rigging involved in Ayo Fayose’s gubernatorial victory.
Obanikoro who was on Rhythm 93.7 FM this morning denied any
involvement in trying to subvert the will of the Ekiti people saying: “I
have not heard the recording, but there is nowhere in the world you
will find me talking about rigging an election.”
We shall bring you more details as soon as we get them.