Benin City, Edo state – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said a prominent civil society organisation, Yiaga Africa, is ‘jostling for headline attention’ for saying the results of the Edo governorship election 2024 were manipulated.
In a statement on Tuesday, September 24, signed by Felix Morka, its official spokesperson, the ruling APC insisted that “the election’s outcome is an unequivocal rejection of the Godwin Obaseki administration’s bad governance”.
The APC said the people of Edo have spoken “loud and clear” by electing Monday Okpebholo as their next governor.
The APC’s statement partly reads:
Furthermore, the APC stated that Yiaga Africa’s report “is a travesty, replete with methodological flaws, politicised observations, inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and called its credibility into question.”
The party concluded by asserting that any dispute regarding the election should be submitted to the courts.
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Governor Obaseki of Edo appealed to residents to remain calm after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Monday Okpebholo as the winner of the state’s 2024 governorship election.
Obaseki, whose preferred candidate, Asue Ighodalo, lost, insisted that the election was marred with disregard for processes and the rule of law.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
