For the second day running, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Edo State, has refused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and its candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, access to the Bimodal Voter Authentication System, BVAS, machines and other materials used for the September 21, governorship election.
For the second day running, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Edo State, has refused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and its candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, access to the Bimodal Voter Authentication System, BVAS, machines and other materials used for the September 21, governorship election.
On Monday, the legal team for the PDP governorship candidate led by Olusegun Jolaawo, SAN, had visited the INEC Headquarters in Benin City, the Edo State capital, to access the BIVAS machine, voters register, ballot papers and other election materials used by the electoral body for the September 21 poll, to flesh up its petition against the alleged rigging of the poll but was refused access to the materials despite presenting the court order to INEC officials.
Reacting to the situation, yesterday, the Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, said it was a delay tactic by INEC, who was working in connivance with the APC to obstruct justice and frustrate the efforts of the PDP to regain its mandate stolen during the September 21, governorship election.
Armed with placards of various inscriptions, such as “Tinubu tell INEC to return our mandate,” “INEC Why did you manipulate the IREV results,” “Edo PDP won the election but INEC and Police colluded to change it,” among others, the women chanted anti-Tinubu, anti-INEC and anti-Oshiomhole songs as they marched through the major streets of Benin City and Ring Road, the city centre.
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