Vunderkind
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The governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has denied the audio clip currently in circulation implicating him in an elaborate plot to rig the elections that made him governor (listen to audio here).
The governor said that the audio is a 'fake' and that, contrary to Sahara Reporters' account, the leaked audio didn't happen independently' but was a preconceived plot by the APC. According to him, it was “released by the All Progressives Congress (APC), through its media organ, SaharaReporters.”
He said he never attended or held any meeting to rig the Ekiti election which took place on June 21, 2014, adding that the voices in the audio could have been faked using software like 'Natural Voices.'
His words (though his Chief Press Secretary) were: “Nigerians should be reminded of how the APC people lied in 2007 that they recorded how the governorship election was rigged even in the palace of the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe, but the party could not produce a single photo evidence at the tribunal because their plans to do what is know as Morphing and Syncing was exposed.
“Nigerians should also be reminded of the existence of a technology called speech software, which is good at reproducing the sounds, inflections and intonations of a human voice.
“There are softwares that can re-create voices and even bring the voices of long-dead notable persons back to life. There are softwares that can turn printed text into synthesized speech, making it possible for anyone to use recordings of a person’s voice to utter new things that the person never said. One of such softwares is called ‘Natural Voices.’
“The APC that we all know is a party of crooks, who are capable of doing anything, no matter how criminal to achieve their aim.
“They tried all tricks to manipulate the election and failed. Even after wining the election, they tried to prevent Fayose from assuming office but failed.
“Now it is a fake audio clip, which is obviously targeted at the next week presidential election.
“Another question that should be asked by discerning minds is; if indeed such a meeting took place, could any of those purported to be present at the meeting have recorded the conversation and leaked it to the APC? Or was the supposed secret meeting held in the public such that it was possible for the conversations to be recorded?
“This fake audio was obviously manipulated with the use of technology and it is known to discerning minds that motion pictures can even be manipulated using what is called Morphing and Syncing.”
The governor said that the audio is a 'fake' and that, contrary to Sahara Reporters' account, the leaked audio didn't happen independently' but was a preconceived plot by the APC. According to him, it was “released by the All Progressives Congress (APC), through its media organ, SaharaReporters.”
He said he never attended or held any meeting to rig the Ekiti election which took place on June 21, 2014, adding that the voices in the audio could have been faked using software like 'Natural Voices.'
His words (though his Chief Press Secretary) were: “Nigerians should be reminded of how the APC people lied in 2007 that they recorded how the governorship election was rigged even in the palace of the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe, but the party could not produce a single photo evidence at the tribunal because their plans to do what is know as Morphing and Syncing was exposed.
“Nigerians should also be reminded of the existence of a technology called speech software, which is good at reproducing the sounds, inflections and intonations of a human voice.
“There are softwares that can re-create voices and even bring the voices of long-dead notable persons back to life. There are softwares that can turn printed text into synthesized speech, making it possible for anyone to use recordings of a person’s voice to utter new things that the person never said. One of such softwares is called ‘Natural Voices.’
“The APC that we all know is a party of crooks, who are capable of doing anything, no matter how criminal to achieve their aim.
“They tried all tricks to manipulate the election and failed. Even after wining the election, they tried to prevent Fayose from assuming office but failed.
“Now it is a fake audio clip, which is obviously targeted at the next week presidential election.
“Another question that should be asked by discerning minds is; if indeed such a meeting took place, could any of those purported to be present at the meeting have recorded the conversation and leaked it to the APC? Or was the supposed secret meeting held in the public such that it was possible for the conversations to be recorded?
“This fake audio was obviously manipulated with the use of technology and it is known to discerning minds that motion pictures can even be manipulated using what is called Morphing and Syncing.”