Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
The Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, has said that there is surpassing evidence to provide that the party won the just concluded governorship election in the state.
He added that there are overwhelming evidence to prove that election was characterized with irregularities.
The PDP Chairman stated this on Wednesday when he led party supporters to the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) office in Benin to register their displeasure over the outcome of the election.
The Director General of the PDP Campaign Council, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen and the Deputy Director General (Media and Publicity), Rev. Olu Martins also joined the protest.
Aziegbemi called on INEC to declare Ighodalo as the rightful winner, accusing the commission of allegedly manipulating the results of certain local governments in favour of another candidate.
“We thank everyone for joining this journey to reclaim our stolen mandate, which was subverted by both the police and INEC.
“If we had lost in a free and fair contest, we would have congratulated them, but they stole our mandate. Therefore, we cannot congratulate them,” Aziegbemi said.
He reassured supporters that the PDP would reclaim the mandate, urging them to remain patient while the judiciary reviews the case and delivers a fair judgment.
“This is Nigeria; we will not allow our victory to be stolen. We are confident that the overwhelming evidence we will present will help recover our mandate,” Aziegbemi said.