Front line governorship aspirant of the Labour Party(LP) in Edo State, Barrister Kenneth Imansuangbon, has described as sham last Saturday’s conduct of local government election in the state by Governor Godwin Obaseki.
Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) were announced winner of the election amidst outcry of no voting materials in many polling units across the state.
Imansuangbon said LP candidates campaigned across the political wards in the state after assurances of free and fair poll by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC).
In a statement issued in Benin City, Barrister Imansuangbon called for cancellation of the election and a fresh election be conducted through the use of BVAS. Imansuangbon said Edo people were disenfranchised from voting their local leaders.
He said the local election was supposed to be a template for INEC to copy when conducting national elections.
According to him, “Last Saturday, democracy was mocked in Edo State in the conduct of local government elections by Governor Godwin Obaseki. It could best be described a sham and a mockery of our electoral processes. There were no electoral officials in many polling units across the state. Where voting materials were made available, result sheets were absent.
“I appeal to our supporters and party members not to take the laws into their hands but to seek redress in the court of law.”
Imansuangbon flays conduct of Edo local government election
