- The party said it has irrefutable and overwhelming evidence showing it won the recent election.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has doubled down on its claims that it won the Edo State governorship election.
The party said it has irrefutable and overwhelming evidence showing it won the recent election.
Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, made this known during a visit to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office in Benin.
Aziegbemi, who led the party’s supporters to the INEC office to express their dissatisfaction with the outcome of the election, said the poll was marred by irregularities.
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