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Edo Election Could Be The Worst In Nigeria’s History – Ighodalo

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Sep 22, 2024.

Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Edo State, has expressed deep concerns about the ongoing election, describing it as potentially the worst in Nigeria’s history due to widespread alleged irregularities.

Speaking during a live press conference on Sunday organized by the Edo PDP National Campaign Council, led by Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, Ighodalo highlighted numerous issues that he believes compromise the integrity of the election.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki also attended the event, which focused heavily on accusations of manipulation by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

“This election is on track to be the worst in the history of this country,” Ighodalo asserted, citing several cases of electoral misconduct.

Among the most concerning examples he provided was an incident at polling units in Ikpoba/Okha Ologbo, where the number of accredited voters was recorded as zero, yet results were still announced.

“In Ikpoba/Okha Ologbo, the figure for accredited voters was NIL, but the results claimed the APC had 227 votes, while the PDP had 103. How is that even possible?” Ighodalo asked.

He went on to highlight similar issues in other polling units within the same area.

“In another unit in Ikpoba/Okha Ologbo, the number of accredited voters was recorded as 156, but the APC was declared to have won 2,110 votes, while the PDP received just 57 votes, and no votes were recorded for the Labour Party.”

Ighodalo further revealed that more than 20 polling units across the state were affected by these discrepancies, describing the situation as a “result-writing scheme” aimed at disenfranchising PDP agents and rigging the election in favor of the APC.

Governor Fintiri echoed these concerns, adding that PDP agents had been denied access to collation centers, raising further questions about the transparency of the process.

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Fintiri called on INEC to follow its own rules and ensure that the collation of results was conducted fairly and transparently.