Osun APC warns against circulation of alleged AI-generated guber results

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned members and supporters of the Accord Party against circulating what it described as false and AI-generated results of the governorship election.

In a statement issued on Saturday and signed by Kola Olabisi, Osun APC Director of Media and Information, the party accused Accord Party members and supporters of allegedly assuming the role of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by declaring what it described as fake results from various wards across the state.

Olabisi said INEC was the only body constitutionally empowered to conduct and declare the election results, adding that results released from other sources could be regarded as illegal.

He said, “is a statement of fact that INEC is the only corporate body constitutionally empowered to conduct and duly declare the results of the election which translates to the fact that election results from other sources from the national election umpire could be described as an illegality.

“The members of the public should therefore keep watch of the misinformation about the governorship results as such is capable of plunging the state into avoidable crisis.

“It is equally important for the police to urgently delve into the matter in order to make some of those publishing the falsehoods through the social media scapegoats.

“A keen watcher of the development would agree with the observation and conclusion that the publication of the false election results by the Accord Party members and supporters…