The Director General of the Asue/Ogie Campaign Council, Hon. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, announced early Sunday morning that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will protest the outcome of the just-concluded Edo governorship election.
He claimed that the results were being manipulated in favor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo.
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As journalists and party agents awaited the official announcement of the election results at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office, a group of about 20 protesters stormed the entrance gate of the INEC premises.
The protesters, led by Iduoriyekemwen, expressed concerns over alleged attempts to tamper with the final results.
Iduoriyekemwen stated that the PDP was on track for victory but had received reports indicating plans to alter the results to favor the APC.
He further accused APC leader Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and reinstated Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu of engaging in illegal thumb-printing of ballot papers in an effort to narrow the PDP’s lead.
“We will not accept this; we will contest it,” Iduoriyekemwen declared around 2:27 am as he led the protest.
However, the protest was short-lived as police dispersed the demonstrators shortly after Iduoriyekemwen addressed journalists through the barricade, reaffirming PDP’s intention to challenge the election’s outcome.
