By Ehichioya Steve Odion
The Media Team of Asue/Ogie management Campaign Council has assured their teaming supporters in the just concluded Governorship election in Edo State that they are closely studying the election results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The council's position was promoted by pressure from the party's supporters who have been agitating to know the next line of action of the Peoples Democratic Party , PDP, in addressing their purported loss in the election held on September 21, 2024
They described the election results as announced by INEC as a rape on democracy, adding that the exercise was reduced to a contest between PDP versus INEC and police.
The campaign council's spokesperson Rev Olu Martins made this known today during a press briefing at the party Secretariat in Benin City.
He said the whole world followed up the results that was uploaded into the IREV from form EC8A which have the records of all the votes cast in all polling units. He said this was done in the presence of all accredited observers who were right there in all the units.
He also alleged that it was impossible to rig election without the support of the security agents at the collation centers. He said the rate at which the security agents were harassing and intimidating PDP members at the collation centers was designed to manipulate the election results and eventually rig.
He frowned at a situation where Ikpoba- Okha, Oredo and Egor collation centers were moved to a different location and did not allow PDP to follow them with the collision of the security agents.
"This is a state capture. All the agents of the election were also captured to enthrone APC. The APC tigers and lions were seen with security uniforms. These thugs openly were at the INEC office to undermine the electoral process.
"We hold President Tinubu responsible for what happened. Because he promised to give Edo State to APC during his campaign in 2023. He indirectly said he was going to give out the heads of Edo people who willingly came out and voted for Dr. Asue Ighodalo".
Olu Martins however, said that the APC were quick to write a result without covering the hole of manipulations because they were in a hurry and desperate to win.
" The process was manipulated. A rape of democracy. The worst election so far in the history of INEC in Nigeria", Olu martins concluded.
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