Edo State Govt Knocks PDP Over Allegations of Election Rigging
The Edo State Government has denounced the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (PDP) claims of election rigging in the recent governorship election. According to a statement by Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo , the PDP’s allegations are “delusional” and “amount to a deliberate ambush” on the judiciary.
The statement reads: “The PDP’s latest drama amounts to merely beating about the bush, trying to rake up mud against the election. The PDP should allow the Tribunal to do its job in line with established procedures.”
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Governor Monday Okpebholo, who was declared the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has vowed to recover every dime or asset stolen by officials of the previous administration. “As the duly-elected Governor of Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo will not be blackmailed by media propaganda and or paid social media contractors,” the statement adds.
The Edo State Government has also accused the PDP of attempting to discredit the administration through a media trial. “The idea of deploying the services of editors and senior journalists with a marching order to discredit the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo by all means possible is outlandish and self-serving,” the statement reads.
In a related development, Governor Okpebholo has restored the full statutory rights of the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, and has abolished the new traditional councils in Edo South, which were created by the last administration in the State.