Renowned Urhobo politician and Labour Party governorship candidate for the April 11 polls, Chief Great Ogboru has raised an alarm over the polls result of the Delta State gubernatorial polls.
In a press conference in his Abraka country home on Thursday he said the People's Democratic Party (PDP) massively rigged the election.
“We reject this declaration by INEC. Okowa did not score majority of lawful votes cast in the election and did not also meet relevant constitutional provisions.
“It is our firm view that the return of Senator Okowa as governor-elect does not reflect the democratic will of the majority of our electorate. His said return is based on electoral irregularities and malpractices that cannot be ignored by any unbiased umpire.
“We can confirm that we are ready to approach the Election Petition Tribunal to set aside the return of Senator Okowa as governor-elect or governor on the chief ground that he did not win the election.
“You may recall that INEC issued a press statement dated April 2, 2015 through its Secretary, Mrs Augusta Ogakwu that ‘Card readers will be used for the April 11, 2015 Elections.’ INEC stated that where a card reader failed, election in the Polling Unit concerned was to be held the following day.
“We in the Labour Party in Delta went into the election trusting that INEC would deploy and use the card readers as enshrined in its 2015 Guidelines for Elections Officials.Regrettably, some officials of INEC violated the guidelines and its further reassurance to our disadvantage.
“We can confirm that we are ready to approach the Election Petition Tribunal to set aside the return of Senator Okowa as governor-elect or governor on the chief ground that he did not win the election.
“You may recall that INEC issued a press statement dated April 2, 2015 through its Secretary, Mrs Augusta Ogakwu that ‘Card readers will be used for the April 11, 2015 Elections.’ INEC stated that where a card reader failed, election in the Polling Unit concerned was to be held the following day.
“We in the Labour Party in Delta went into the election trusting that INEC would deploy and use the card readers as enshrined in its 2015 Guidelines for Elections Officials.Regrettably, some officials of INEC violated the guidelines and its further reassurance to our disadvantage.
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