By Gbenga Olarinoye

SIX Christian groups in Osun State have described the PDP governorship a fraudulent exercise and urged the party to make amends.

The groups in a joint statement issued in Osogbo, yesterday, said that except justice is done, it may find be difficult for the party to excel at the poll.

Leaders of the group that signed the statement were Nigeria Prays, Osun State Chapter, Rev. Michael Adebomi; Nehemiah Initiative for Nation Building, Rev Tunji Ayorinde; Christian Initiative for Nation Building, Bro. Olawole Oladapo; Christian Leadership Mobilisation Initiative International, Rev. Theophilus Ayodeji; Movement for Positive Change, Rev Walter Aworanti; and Gospel Pushers Association, Pastor Olatunde Babalola.

The statement read in part: “As major stakeholders in good governance, we need to bring to the notice of all that we conscientiously monitored all the primaries of all the political parties in Osun State. Reports were received from our field officers and we ensured we kept same for posterity sake.

“While commending all the political parties for painstakingly conducting their primaries, we observed that the process that led to the emergence of the PDP governorship candidate was flawed, openly manipulated, and was rigged in favour of a particular person…

“Apart from reports that fake delegates were allowed to vote during the primary and other anti-democratic practices, which characterized the exercise which took place at GMT Hotel in Osogbo, one major item we wish to point out was Governor Dickson’s blatant refusal to allow recount of Senator Adeleke’s vote whereas when the votes of two other contestants were recounted, errors were detected and corrected.”