Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have described the just-concluded Edo State governorship election as a “rape of democracy.”
They also accused the All Progressives Congress of manipulating the results in Ondo State through vote-buying.
These positions were part of the resolutions reached during an extraordinary session of the PDP Governors Forum held on Saturday in Jos, Plateau State.
In a communiqué issued after the meeting, the governors alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission manipulated the Edo election results in favour of the APC candidate. They stated:
“It is clear to everyone with conscience that INEC manipulated results in favour of the APC candidate when, in fact, the majority of lawful votes were won by the PDP candidate, Mr. Asue Ighodalo.
“Meanwhile, we are still examining the documents in Ondo elections where the APC manipulated results after openly buying votes.”
The governors called on the judiciary to intervene and protect Nigeria’s democracy. They also urged the National Assembly to review the country’s electoral laws to prevent institutional sabotage of the people’s will.