Edo Guber: Our Legal Process To Reclaim Asue/Ogie Mandate Is On Course – Aziegbemi
By Simeon OSAJIE
Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today said that its September 21 governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo has filed a petition at the election petition tribunal challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo.
Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, state chairman of the party who disclosed this to newsmen at a press conference in Benin saying the legal process to reclaim PDP stolen mandate is on course.
According to him, “the APC didn’t have a chance of winning the just concluded Edo Governorship election held on Saturday, September 21st.”
Aziegbemi said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the electoral umpire didn’t play by the rules and engagement of the commission as it became obvious that it had compromised.
“We have filled 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.
“That PDP is disrupting the inspection of materials at INEC Office. In whose interest is the disruption? We applied to the court for inspection, and the court granted us an enrolled order to inspect. Why would we want to disrupt the process?
“Our intelligent unit has uncovered plans by the APC to burn INEC Office. We are alerting the security agencies of this devilish plan.
“In spite of INEC’s feeble attempt to deny us full complements of our request for CTC of all Electoral materials, being the political wing of the APC, we were still able to do the needful,” he said.
On his part, Director General (DG) Asue/Ogie Campaign Management Committee, Mathew Iduoriyekemwen said the PDP has taken the matter before a competent election tribunal for it’s to get back the mandate given free by the people to the PDP and Asue Ighodalo.
Iduoriyekemwen urged PDP members and supporters not to give up as their stolen mandate will be recovered in no distance time in the course of the struggle to reclaim the stolen mandate.
