Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City
Protest erupted at the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Benin City, when women from Ovia South-west Constituency, protested the declaration of election in the area as inconclusive by the Returning Officer, Prof. Francis Omoruyi.
The women during the protest, said they wanted the electoral umpire to declare the APC candidate, Sunday Aghedo as the winner of last Saturday’s state assembly election.
The protest was on the heels of call by the chairman of Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP), Dr. Samson Isibor, who alleged irregularities in several voting centres and massive vote-buying by agents allegedly loyal to the Peopels Democratic Party (PDP) led government in parts of Edo South senatorial district, Edo Central and Edo North.
He said the coalition would consider legal options to address the situation if the electoral umpire allowed the noticed irregularities unaddressed.
At the INEC office,…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
