Disputed National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali
Modu Sheriff, has said he was not in support of Thursday’s rejection of
the yet-to-be-declared result of Wednesday’s governorship election in
Edo.
He said the rejection of the result ahead of its declaration by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was preemptive.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that PDP in Edo, at a news
conference in Benin, announced its rejection of the result of the
governorship poll.
The chairman of the party in the state, Dan Orbih, who addressed the
media, said the outcome of the exercise had been pre-determined by the
ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
However, at the time of the news conference, collation of results of the election was ongoing at INEC secretariat in Benin.
Speaking on behalf of Mr. Sheriff, Deputy National Chairman of his
faction of the party, Cairo Ojougboh, said, “we will await the final
announcement of the result, consult widely before making our decision
public”.
He said the national leadership was concerned about issues arising
from the election, and called for restraint from members and supporters.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Dayo Adeyeye, had in a
statement in Abuja on Wednesday warned that the party would reject the
result of the government poll if the antics of APC continued.
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