In this shocking audio conversation between Musiliu
Obanikoro, Ayo Fayose, Iyiola Omisore in collusion with
some Top Nigerian military officers, the reason behind
some irregularities of last year's Ekiti Governorship Election
was revealed. It also unveiled clearly how the Peoples
Democratic Party manipulated to win that election.
Also in the audio recording, it was also revealed how the
politicians bribed Brigadier General Momoh with a
promotion for his assistance in carrying out election fraud
in Ekiti.
Audio clip and transcript of the meeting below....
FAYOSE Speaks:
Can't you let me talk, how can he say that, can't you let me
talk, i'm not a small boy sir, we agreed in Abuja on the
modalities to work, and we agreed to a sticker, that any
vehicle you see with that sticker, you allow that sticker.
That sticker is from those vehicles, his own was sent to
him, mine was sent to me, the one for SSS was given to me
to give to them, and we agreed. There is no vehicle that left
this place without that sticker. The people you just dis-
armed had that sticker on their bonnet clear and clean.
Listen to me sir, let me tell you what is going on here, today
they went to Efon (Efon-Alaye, a region in Ekiti state) they
carry all the... when they are supposed to be collating, I
think it was this man.......(tries to remember)
The went when they were supposed to be collating.
The thing INEC gave to us, soft copy, we now printed
everything so that....he now told me because they see INEC
thing on top of it. Why is my contact man who told them? I
said will my contact man now be sitting with you at the
check points permanently?
(Obanikoro tries to interrupt)
Let me land sir, Let me land sir...I convinced this man to
leave this people, they were set to be left like this inside the
sun, they packed all the computers, It took me more than 2
hours to get this man to release these people, we have been
subjected to serious embarrassment.
OBANIKORO speaks...
I don't want to keep you here more than necessary,
because we are not alone in this thing, and we have to be
fair, even though we have a direction that we want to
achieve.
Your excellency, we are here because of you, and it's you i
want to please.
Momoh is here before you, let us give him an assignment.
Are you taking notes? (He asks)
Momoh; Yes sir
Obanikoro continues, promising to offer bribes and
promotions to top military officials.
Obanikoro: 'Don't talk too much, I want you to go and work
and deliver for us, look here you can't get promotion
without me sitting untop of your military council.
If I am a happy man tomorrow night,ehen, the sky is your
limit.
Momoh responds: Yes sir
The Politicians also requested the deployment of a
"Special Team" including a "Strike force" to ensure
their plans are executed.
Obanikoro: Do you have a special team?
Momoh: We have about 6 special teams
Obanikoro: No, your own
Momoh: I have one, strike force
Obanikoro: See the idea of calling you and not getting
reactions, we have to stop that now.
You must bring that one in.
When we call you, within the next 5, 10 minutes we want to
know what has been done about it, and we want to get the
feedback on our own that this thing has been done.
All those that they dis-arm, tell your men they must release
them, and then put 2 or 3 of your men in charge of that.
Now before anybody is dis-armed they call that person for
clearance, that person will call in, and if he says they should
not, nobody dis-arms, if he says they should go ahead that
nobody knows them, let them go ahead and dis-arm them.
Then that Daramola, I want him picked up in the morning.
[Bimbo Daramola is Governor Kayode Fayemi’s Campaign
Manager]
Everybody responds: No, No, No Tonight!!!!
Omisore speaks:
What I will just say is that we don't have to argue this
much, we have seen some lapses, yes. The point is that,
there is nothing that happens now that we can't contain
before tomorrow morning.
There is nothing.
(Others cut in)
We have been together in this matter, some of your boys
can be over zealous and do things that are nonsense, and
some can be compromised as well, you know yourself too.
Momoh: Yes sir.
Omisore: What i am saying Momoh is that ehen look, at this
level any information you hear from us we are here on
ground, move swiftly to these information and do them.
Number one, if that is done because instead of you
defending them because you will be defending them blindly,
things are the things which is not good.
Ok o we will go and find out, so, so where are you, so so
you know what happens.
So as we are here today, there is no point in hurting.
We have areas that are faulty areas, go into it Ikere, Ilawe
let them confirm what happened there.
My friend major is talking to the Owa of Oke-mesi himself,
lets talk to those people, that's all.
And where did Obanikoro take his orders from?
Obanikoro speaks:
'I am not here for Tea-Party, i am here on assignment by
the president'
Listen to full conversation below
The audio recordings and affidavit were provided by Sagir
Koli, a Captain in the 32nd Artillery Brigade stationed in Ekiti
State, who has since fled the country for fear of retaliation.
Capt. Koli recorded the conversation on 20th June 2014
when he was asked to accompany his Commanding Officer,
Brigadier General Aliyu Momoh, to the meeting. The venue
was held at Spotless Hotel in Ado-Ekiti.
The audio recordings depict the meeting as being attended
by the eventual “winner” of the election, Governor Ayo
Fayose of Ekiti; Senator Iyiola Omisore; a man identified as
Honorable Abdulkareem; the Minister for Police Affairs
Caleb Olubolade; and Senator Musiliu Obanikoro who was at
the time the Minister of State for Defence. Mr. Chris Uba
came to Ekiti with huge stash cash and soldiers from the
East to carry out the assignment.
The longer recording details the conversation between
these men as they bribed Brigadier General Momoh with a
promotion for his assistance in carrying out election fraud
in Ekiti. In it, Obanikoro is clearly heard informing the group
of men, “[I] am not here for a tea party, am on special
assignment by the President.”
It was also gathered that President Goodluck Jonathan had
instructed the Chief of Defense Staff, Alex Badeh, to use the
army in arresting and intimidating opposition politicians
before and during the election. The audio recording provides
exact details of the plot, with the collaborators almost
degenerating into physical combat.
Authentication of Audio Recordings and Proof of Election
Fraud
The audio recordings were analyzed and authenticated by
Guardian Consulting, an independent US-based security
consulting company. According to a report authored by
Guardian Consulting , in the possession of SaharaReporters ,
the independent company used Forensic Voice Frequency
Comparison technology to identify all voices on the
recording with audio available in the public domain.
The then Deputy Defense Minister, Obanikoro clearly states
to General Momoh that he was not only sent to the meeting
by President Jonathan, but “you can’t get a promotion
without me sitting on top of your military council. If I am
happy tomorrow night, the sky is your limit.”
Governor Fayose revealed that he had already bribed an
official of the Independent National Election Commission
(INEC), the non-political commission charged with
organizing elections in Nigeria, to bring copies of voter
ballots with the INEC logo to him that day. Fayose, upset
that his INEC contact was caught in traffic, narrated his
day’s frustrations: “Where are we supposed to be collating
the thing INEC gave to us? Soft copies we now printed?
Why is my [INEC] contact not with [the ballots]…my contact
man [was] sitting in the check point…it took me more than
two hours to get this man.”
As the plotters began to argue, Omisore, who was running
for Governor of Osun State on the PDP ticket, tried to calm
the room: “I would just say that we don’t have to argue so
much, we have seen some lapses [today] yes. It’s just this
evening, there is nothing happening now that we cannot
contain before tomorrow morning.”
Plans to Rig Elections in Favor of PDP
The eyewitness testimony and sworn affidavit by Capt. Koli
corroborates the audio recordings of the PDP officials’
plans to manipulate the Ekiti elections. The plotters devised
several plans intended to bring about an unlawful victory
for PDP candidates in Ekiti State races, including the
forging of INEC ballots, the use of the military to facilitate
access for PDP operatives and supporters, the creation of a
list of APC members to be arrested, and the deployment of
a Special Team of military personnel to prevent APC voters
from reaching the polls.
The PDP officials told General Momoh that those soldiers on
election duty “must work hand-in-hand with the PDP
agents” and ordered the arrest of selected APC stalwarts as
that could “greatly assist the party during the election
including DG campaign organization for Dr. Fayemi, Mr.
Bimbo Daramola,” Capt. Koli said in his affidavit.
General Momoh, confronted with criticism by the group,
defended himself by saying that “we have done a lot of
[APC] arrests.” It would be recalled that there were arrests
of APC members in Ekiti during the period. It would also be
recalled that many members of the security offices paraded
around Ekiti in disguise.
The PDP collaborators also demanded that the military
block APC members’ access to the electorate and that
moles should “be careful because the consequence will be
severe.”
Soldiers were instructed set up roadblocks leading to the
polling stations and prevent APC supporters’ access.
Additionally, vehicles and individuals with a special sticker
labeled “National Security Task” were allowed movement
anywhere, and were only distributed to PDP agents.
General Momoh informed the group that there were “about
6 special teams. I have one strike force. I have almost forty
soldiers after deployment,” evidently an organized system
being used to manipulate voter turnout.
Capt. Koli’s statement explained that based on these
strategies, “they succeeded in rigging the Ekiti State election
with victory in all the 16 Local Governing Authorities
(LGAs). These really inspired them and they were with the
euphoria that same would happen in Osun State.”
Indeed, leading into the Osun State elections the Brigadier
General posted there was told to take a three-week leave
during the elections. His position was temporarily filled by
General Momoh, who then repeated the same fraudulent
tactics in Osun.
Retaliation Against Captain Sagir Koli
SaharaReporters was provided with additional evidence that
proves the military retaliated against Capt. Koli when he
released this information. Capt. Koli fled before he was
arrested, but the military arrested, secretly detained, and
chained his brother Adamu to a bed for nearly five months
at the Adekunle Fanjuyi’s Cantonment.
In an exclusive phone interview with from his hideout
outside Nigeria, Capt. Koli told SaharaReporters that his
brother was starved for periods of time and sometimes “fed
worms.” Adamu was only released after a petition, which is
also in possession of SaharaReporters, was submitted to
the National Human Rights Commission by Barrister Chief
K. Akinola Ajayi.
The treatment of Capt. Koli’s brother was so poor during his
illegal confinement that he had to be hospitalized due to
malnutrition. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL AND TOUCHING NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES BIOGRAPHY AND SCANDALS
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