President Goodluck Jonathan has said he is looking for the Army Captain
who recorded the meeting in which his boys, Musiliu Obanikoro, Ayo
Fayose and others, conspired with a General in the Army to rig Ekiti
election through arrests and free road for PDP men to move materials
with a 'STICKER'.
Below is what Jonathan has to say about the Ekiti rigging saga:
Below is what Jonathan has to say about the Ekiti rigging saga:
“In fact, when this story came up, I asked the DG Department of State
Security Service if they had investigated the matter, and he told me
that they had some investigations, and then called for the person who
claimed he recorded it and that he disappeared and nobody can reach him.
“There was no formal petition before them but
“There was no formal petition before them but
because of the general interest, they wanted to have him interviewed to
know where this was coming from. If someone comes up with a spurious
allegation that has no substance and the person disappears, of course,
what do you want me to do? Definitely, anytime we get him, he’ll have to
substantiate his allegations. There are a lot of false stories being
circulated and it is very sad,” he added.
On why he said the story could be fabricated, the Jonathan said:
“I have not watched the video. I said that it was a fabrication because, you see, people now, especially with the social media; we could be here and discuss issues and somebody will hack some of our voices and create a story that never happened.
“Therefore I am not saying that a meeting in question was held or not held, but the issue of conspiring to rig, I said it was a fabrication,” he said.
On why he said the story could be fabricated, the Jonathan said:
“I have not watched the video. I said that it was a fabrication because, you see, people now, especially with the social media; we could be here and discuss issues and somebody will hack some of our voices and create a story that never happened.
“Therefore I am not saying that a meeting in question was held or not held, but the issue of conspiring to rig, I said it was a fabrication,” he said.