Edo 2020: APC campaign council rejects result, accuses PDP, Obaseki of rigging

"Our people were arbitrarily arrested, many of the figures were fabricated."

By Mudiaga Affe of Premium Times

The campaign team of the All Progressives Party (APC) in Edo State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate of manipulating Saturday’s governorship election.

The APC, however, called on its members to stay calm while party leaders study the result and decide what is next.

This came just as Governor Godwin Obaseki, the PDP candidate, received the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s final results sheet following his victory in the election.

According to the official result, Mr Obaseki polled 307,955 votes to defeat his closet rival, Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the APC, who scored 223,619 votes.

John Mayaki, the chairperson of the APC Media Campaign Council, said the party has rejected the result, citing alleged strong-arm tactics.

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