Former Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has claimed that an independent analysis of the Edo State gubernatorial election by the Athena Center for Policy and Leadership has infuriated Governor Okpeboro on Monday.
Recall that the founder of the center, Mr Osita Chidoka, had maintained that the results of the gubernatorial election should not have been valid.
Chidoka presented the Athena Center’s findings on the Edo State election on Channels Television’s Politics Today, saying there was substantial evidence of systematic fraud.
However, in a statement to Naija News on Saturday, Okpeboro Chief Spokesman, Fred Itua, said in an elaborate conspiracy hatched by the PDP in collusion with Chidoka to bully and intimidate the judiciary into subverting the will of the people of Edo. He said he tried to detour.
He said the shameful display on Channels Television’s “Politics Today” extorted numbers bought from the “Oluwole market” and impulsively called the September 21 Edo State governorship election rigged. concluded.
Immediately reacting to Mr. Okpebolo’s comments, Obaseki Municipal Media Adviser, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, in a statement to Naija News, said that the Channels TV program had been accused of systematic fraud and public opinion during the September 21 governorship election. He said he presented overwhelming evidence and data exposing a brazen subversion. .
According to a former aide to the governor, the show must have been a grueling 30 minutes for even the most despicable criminals.
He said the analysis revealed widespread manipulation and substantial interference in the election process by the umpires, adding that the APC, which is a party to the heist, would rather see the findings ignored or distorted, and focus on propaganda. He pointed out that he hoped to be buried under fire and baseless accusations.
His statement says: “An independent analysis by the Athena Policy Leadership Center, a non-partisan research institute, on Monday of the sham election that installed Okpeboro as governor of Edo State has clearly put the governor-elect and his godfathers in a corner. Frenzy.
“Channel Television, in its program Politics Today, exposed the senseless and unprecedented violations of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and its co-conspirator, the All Progressives Congress (APC). The show must have been a tough 30 minutes, even for the most nefarious criminals.
“Rather than hide face in shame, the APC, provoked by overwhelming evidence and data exposing systematic rigging and brazen subversion of the will of the people in the September 21 governorship election, resorted to slander as a last resort. Their co-conspirators resorted to campaigns, lies, and propaganda in an effort to distract from daytime robbery and undermine the integrity of a respected institution that insists the judiciary correct the errors of election judges.
“The independent analysis broadcast yesterday is the result of a forensic examination of data and documents provided by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to research institutions. However, the party behind the robbery, the APC, wants the findings to be ignored, distorted or buried under a barrage of propaganda and baseless accusations. .
“Among other things, the Center revealed shocking discrepancies in the election results, showing that INEC had inflated the number of certified voters by more than 100,000 in 798 voting units. It was also discovered that INEC’s backend had mysteriously recorded 687,000 voters when it had recorded 580,000 voters, further strengthening the evidence that the election was deliberately tampered with.
“There were also apparent discrepancies between INEC’s certified results and the data uploaded to the Result Viewing Portal (IReV). Specifically, forensic analysis revealed that the results of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were It was revealed that 11,665 votes were reduced while 32,284 votes were illegally added to the APC tally.
“Understandably, as parties to the electoral fraudsters, the APC wants this massive fraud to be upheld and normalized, and is desperately trying to silence voices of opposition, People’s Mission attacks organizations and individuals who dare to speak out against blatant election theft.
“In its desperate bid for power at all costs, the APC has continued to undermine democratic processes, distort the truth and manipulate the system to seize power. It shows what it actually represents: putting personal and political interests above the interests and will of the people, subverting justice to achieve selfish ends, and democracies. It is a party that is willing to erode its very foundations.
“While we sympathize with the APC for their trauma caused by the public exposure of election fraud in Edo State by the Athena Center, we remain undeterred by our determination to reclaim the mandate duly given to us by the good people. I would like to reiterate that, Edo State, we believe in the impartiality of the judiciary and will ensure that justice is served and the will of the people prevails, despite the obstruction and intimidation tactics of the APC. I am confident that
