By Olaitan Ibrahim
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have described the recent Edo State governorship election as a “rape of democracy.”
The PDP Governors Forum stated this at an extraordinary session in Jos, the Plateau State capital on Saturday.
The PDP governors said, “We are still examining the documents in Ondo elections where the APC manipulated results after openly buying votes.”
Meanwhile, the PDP governors gave the National Working Committee, NWC, February 2025 deadline to call National Executive Council, NEC, meeting.
According to the PDP governors, “The Forum notes with concern the rape of democracy in the Edo Governorship election.
“It is clear to everyone with conscience that INEC manipulated results in favour of the APC candidate when in fact majority of lawful votes were won by the PDP candidate, Mr. Asue Ighodalo.
“Meanwhile, we are still examining the documents in Ondo elections where the APC manipulated results after openly buying votes.
“The Forum calls on the judiciary to save Nigerian democracy and the National Assembly to look into our electoral laws to make it difficult for institutional sabotage of the will of the people.”
Those who attended the meeting include: Governors Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau) – the host governor.
Others are; Agbu Kefas (Taraba), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Dauda Lawal (Zamfara).
Others include: Monday Onyeme (Deputy Governor, Delta) and Ifeanyi Ossai (Deputy Governor, Enugu).