As the election petition tribunal sitting in Benin City begins adjudication on the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the state, the leadership of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, enmeshed in verbal war over the alleged shooting at the court.
DAILY POST reports that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP , its candidate at the election, Asue Ighodalo and six other political parties and candidates are challenging the declaration of Governor Monday Okpebholo of APC as winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
'We strongly dissociate ourselves from the shooting incident that occurred today at the venue of the Governorship Election Tribunal in Benin City, the Edo State capital. 'We want to unequivocally state that this shameful incident is yet another in the series of clandestine efforts by the APC to frustrate the legal process and tarnish the image of our party.
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