You Know Those Behind Electoral Violence in Edo, PDP Tells INEC - THISDAYLIVE

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The Peoples Democratic Party Friday accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of playing to the gallery, claiming the commission knows the political party behind violence and thuggery in Edo state.

The PDP spokesperson asked where was INEC when some thugs allegedly hired by some chieftains of APC attacked and injured PDP members during the flag off of its governorship campaign in Benin. “Where was INEC when the APP was perpetuating violence in the 2019 governorship elections in Kogi, Kano and other states?

He said, “Our campaign has also been made aware of how Adams Oshiomhole and certain corrupt APC leaders have been threatening and mounting pressure on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission Yakubu Mahmood, and other officials of the Commission, to secretly provide them with ballot papers and form EC8 election results sheet to facilitate their plans for ballot stuffing and writing of election results.

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