The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekti State has said that the
purported truce between Governor Ayodele Fayose and State Secretary of
the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Tope Aluko, will not alter
anything on the revelations so far on the probe of the June 21, 2014
governorship election fraud.
The party's reaction
followed insinuations that the weekend peace meeting between the duo was
a blow to a just conclusion of the military probe into an election in
which the Federal Government deployed the military and cash to influence
the result in Fayose's favour as revealed in the secretly recorded
audio tape by Army Captain Sagir Koli.
The truce
report has started generating ripples among Nigerians, with Fayose's
media aide, Lere Olayinka, dismissing the army probe as a charade to
dismiss innocent military officers after Aluko was allegedly goaded by
APC to lie against the governor to upturn the controversial election.
But
APC Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said in a statement on
Monday that the reported truce between Fayose and Aluko would not alter
anything in the revelations at the probe panel.
He
said it was mischievous to insinuate that Aluko was lured by APC to lie
against Fayose and the military officers who were dismissed after they
were found guilty by the Army probe panel.
Dismissing allegation that Aluko was lured by APC to implicate Fayose and the soldiers, Olatunbosun explained:
"This
is purely an internal matter within PDP and so APC has no hand in it.
The reported meeting between Fayose and Aluko brokered by PDP leaders
has proven conclusively that the latter is a full member of PDP.
"It
is that recognition by PDP that made its leaders to invite the duo to a
peace meeting, and contrary to Olayinka's insinuation, it is on record
that Aluko had always insisted that his revelation at the probe panel
was in response to APC's petition against him on the controversial
election in which he had to make restitution through confession to clear
his conscience."
He added: "It is mischievous to
insinuate that Aluko's reconciliation with Fayose will hurt the
credibility of the probe panel. We must note that Aluko swore to an oath
before making his testimony at the probe panel, and so his statement
remains sacrosanct till the last is heard on the matter to ensure
justice in the resolution of Ekitigate."
He also warned
Olayinka against attempt to discredit the entire probe process by saying
that the military relied on Aluko's lie to dismiss its top officers.
"The
military top echelons are not fools to dismiss the affected officers on
mere lies. They must have had their facts after presentation of
documentary evidence and the affected officers defended themselves
before they could arrive at the conclusion to sack the indicted
officers.
"The Military High Command must note that the trick
of criminals all over the world is to blackmail in order to curry
undeserved sympathy.
"It is on this note that we urge the Army Council to release the
full report of the probe panel to the public so that the military High
Command does not fall victim to these characters in Ekiti State who are
determined to discredit the military and the entire investigation
process in the Ekiti State poll fraud.
"Fayose as a
master of stunts can continue to entertain himself till eternity. Just
as his military accomplices have met their comeuppance, so shall Fayose
and his accomplices meet their waterloo at the conclusion of this battle
between him and the Nigerian law," he concluded.
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