People’s Democratic Party(PDP) has described the Edo State governorship election as the worst election ever conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Making the claim was Deputy Director-General, Media and Publicity, of the Asue/Ogie Campaign Management Council, Reverend Olu Martins, at a media briefing on Wednesday afternoon.
He alleged that the INEC made the election a must win for the All Progressives Congress (APC) following its actions and inactions. He accused the electoral umpire and the security agencies most especially the Nigerian Police Force for providing the cover for the massive irregularities that took place at the State Collation Centre.
“The contestation for us was more of a contestation between the PDP and the security operatives in one hand led by Nigerian Police and then the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC). Two of them were in cahoots together to rape democracy,” he said.
Reverend Martins added that the election was going on free, fair, and credible at the ward and LGAs level until INEC and the security agencies became interested parties in the election when it moved local government collation centre to the INEC State collation office.
He added that President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s body language and comments ahead of the governorship election were not unconnected with the rape of democracy during the September 21st governorship.
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