PDP Rejects Election In Three Edo LGs

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State on Monday rejected results of general elections in three local governments where it lost the Presidential and National Assembly elections.

The Nation reports the PDP alleged that elections in Etsako West, Akoko Edo and Owan East local government areas were marred with irregularities.

Chief Dan Orbih, State Chairman of PDP, said elections in the affected LGAs were marred by “multiple” and “underage voting.”

Orbih noted that results showed “heavy mutilation,” coupled with cases of harassment by suspected thugs of the APC.

“The reports reaching us from these local governments shows clearly that the elections that were held in these three local governments were characterised by multiple voting and also we have reports of underage voters who were forced out to come and cast their votes.

“From the result sheets received from these local governments, we have received very grave mutilation of result sheet and with several reported cases of harassment and intimidation even at the voting centres, by suspected thugs of APC,” he said.
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Orbih urged INEC to re-examine the results from the localities and said the party would file petition on the alleged allegations.

“For us as a political party, we are going to reject the result declared in Etsako West, Akoko Edo and Owan East because of gross irregularities that have been observed in the conduct of the elections in these ‎local governments.”

Meanwile, the INEC is holding a press conference in Abuja. The official announcement of the second batch of results is happening NOW.