Supporters of Eyitayo Jegede, candidate of the Ahmed Makarfi
faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are currently on the streets of
Ondo, protesting the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) to choose his rival.
Citing a court order, the
electoral body announced Jimoh Ibrahim of the Ali Modu Sheriff faction as the
flagbearer of PDP in the November 26 poll.
A resident of Akure told TheCable that the protesters have vowed
to remain on the streets until INEC reverses the decision.
Security personnel comprising men of the Nigeria Security and
Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Police Force, and the Nigerian Army, have
reportedly mounted strategic places across the state.
“Many roads have been blocked; there are bonfires all around, and
young people are trooping out in numbers to protest INEC’s choice of Jimoh
Ibrhaim,” a resident told TheCable.
“They are
chanting Jegede la fe (it’s Jegede we want). At a point, the
police fired teargas canisters to disperse them, but they regrouped after about
40 minutes.
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