The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) announced on Monday that it has filed a petition to contest the results of the September 21 governorship election.
During a press conference in Benin, the party’s state chairman, Tony Aziegbemi, confirmed that the PDP submitted the petition on Saturday, just before the deadline, despite facing several challenges..
He asserted that despite the efforts of the All Progressives Congress and INEC to undermine the PDP, the party successfully filed its petition.
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Aziegbemi explained that the challenges they encountered arose while enforcing a court order that allowed the PDP to inspect the materials used in the election.
He expressed confidence that the election petition tribunal would deliver justice in the case, referring to the election’s outcome as the “Darkness Day of Edo State.”
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He said: “We know many of you and indeed Edolites would have been wondering why we have not engaged you after the saddest day in the history of Edo State.
“The stealing of your mandate and right to freely choose who will govern you in the next 4 years after the spectacular performance of our amiable Governor Godwin Obaseki.
“Let me on behalf of the PDP express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all Edolites that came out en masse on the 21st of September, 2024 to cast your votes for the PDP in spite of the unprecedented militarisation and financial inducement by the APC.”
Aziegbemi added: “We are here to let you know that your vote will eventually count. You stared at the barrel of the gun, took their (our) money (in most cases fifteen thousand per vote) and voted for the PDP
“The unthinkable then happened, Your votes were discarded. You were violated, they thought that they could silence your choice. That will not happen. We are going to be with you all the way.
“We have filed our petition before the Election Tribunal on your behalf. I assure you that the journey to reclaim our mandate has begun and by the grace of God, your mandate will be returned,” he said.
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