Anthony Ajegubemin, chairman of the Edo Democratic Party (PDP), has stated that the party and its candidate ASUE IGHODALO will win the EDO Governor’s Election Application Court.
This has been postponed the three panels of the court led by Judge Wilfred Kupochi on Wednesday, allowing the independent National Election Committee (INEC) to defend the result of declaring the governor on Monday. 。 winner.
The court sitting in Abja was postponed for the first defendant, INEC, to present its defense. The committee’s legal team is composed of five senior supporters, Nigeria, led by Federal Secretary, Prime Minister San, Prime Minister San.
Meanwhile, Ajegubemin has been satisfied with the testimony and evidence presented by the 19 witnesses called by PDP and its candidates.
“We are convinced of the victory because we presented a witness to talk to our litigation. This was mainly elected in the 4,519 voting sector in Edo. It’s about the facts, “he said.
PDP pointed out that there is a minimum problem at the voting unit level, but irregularity has been irregularly raised at the ward correction level with the involvement of INEC.
“There is no problem at the unit level, except for several places. The cooperation of INEC began to reveal the problem at the ward level.
“We believe this case is very easy and believe that it is a documentary -based. We have called the witnesses we need to prove the case,” he said. Is added.
He further criticized INEC for 153 Bimodal voter -certified system (BVAS) evidence.
PDP was trying to use a machine to establish a suspicion of over -polling in 133 polling units where the results were being contested.
“You have implemented the election and certified documents for the applicant, but when the applicant wanted to bid the same document, you opposed it.
“I understand the opposition between OKPebholo and APC, but I think it’s strange to oppose the unique document bidding in court,” Aziegbemin said.
INEC has declared 291,667 votes of Governor OKPEBHOLO, the winner of the election on September 21, 2024, and broke the PDP, which won 247,655 votes.
However, the applicant (PDP and Igodaro) argued that the election process violated the provisions of the election law, claiming that OKPebholo did not secure the most legal votes.
PDP has urged the court to disable return certificates issued to OKPebholo by INEC, and argued that elections were not performed in accordance with the law.
As INEC has begun defense on Wednesday, political observers and stakeholders are waiting for the next step in the legal battle over the Governor of Edo. Court decisions could have a wide range of political landscapes in the state.
