The Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State has rejected the outcome of the Edo State governorship election, describing it as “another rape of democracy in Nigeria”.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, the All Progressives Congress won the poll with 291,667 votes, while the PDP secured 247,274 votes and the Labour Party polled 22,763 votes.
The Special Adviser, Media and Publicity of the PDP Campaign Organisation, Ayo Fadaka, expressed the party’s dissatisfaction, stating, “The Edo State Governorship Election results represent another rape on democracy in Nigeria…Nigerians are not fooled by the officially declared result by INEC, they know that PDP won that election.”
Fadaka criticized INEC for disregarding electoral laws, specifically shifting vote collation from local government centers to its Benin headquarters.
The PDP has vowed to ensure a fair election in Ondo State’s November 16 governorship election. “We will not acquiesce or take kindly to any act geared towards compromising votes in our election.
“Ondo is not Edo, our attitude, understanding, and patience differ; we will vote and protect our vote here,” the statement read.
The party emphasized its commitment to the electoral desires of its people and warned against vote tampering.
In preparation for the upcoming election, the PDP in Ondo State is mobilizing against the APC government, citing widespread hardship, hunger, and poverty.
“Our protest day is the 16th of November,” the statement concluded, “we thus sound a note of warning to those whose trade is the compromise of ballot that danger looms if they seek to tamper with our votes.”