The Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, has said that there is evidence to prove that the recently concluded governorship election in the state was marred by irregularities.
The PDP Chairman stated this, on Wednesday when he led party
supporters to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC office in
Benin to register their displeasure over the outcome of the election.
The Director General of the PDP
Campaign Council, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen and the Deputy Director General (Media
and Publicity), Rev. Olu Martins also joined the protest.
Aziegbemi called on INEC to declare Ighodalo as the rightful
winner, accusing the commission of allegedly manipulating the results of
certain local governments in favour of another candidate.
“We thank everyone for joining this journey to reclaim our
stolen mandate, which was subverted by both the police and INEC.
“If we had lost in a free and fair contest, we would have
congratulated them, but they stole our mandate. Therefore, we cannot
congratulate them,” Aziegbemi said.
He reassured supporters that the PDP would reclaim the
mandate, urging them to remain patient while the judiciary reviews the case and
delivers a fair judgment.
“This is Nigeria; we will not allow our victory to be
stolen. We are confident that the overwhelming evidence we will present will
help recover our mandate,” Aziegbemi added.
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