The National Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the October 10, 2020, governorship election in Ondo State, has rejected the appointment of Professor Eyitope Ogungbenro Ogunbodede, the Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU), Ile-Ife, as the Chief Returning Officer for the election.
Addressing newsmen today in Akure, the Chairman of the Campaign Council, who is also the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, raised the alarm, declaring that the people of Ondo State could be shortchanged if Ogunbodede is allowed to serve as the Returning Officer.
Makinde said that the VC is a crony of the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Areredolu (SAN), adding that such a situation cannot guarantee a free and fair election.
He alleged that there was a plot to sabotage the will of the voters in the state by ensuring that they do not get a free and fair election.
