Adamawa State Governor, RT. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has reacted to accusations as well as the concluded Edo Elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Edo Gubernatorial Elections.
Fintiri, who was the chairman of the PDP campaign council for the election, said the poll was marred by “vote-buying, disruption of collation processes, and suspicious results”.
He posted this statement on X,
“I
weep for Nigeria’s democracy after witnessing the shameful Edo Gubernatorial poll. The @OfficialAPCNg’s desperate attempts to discredit me by falsely claiming I announced results won’t distract from the real issue. I merely shared results from INEC’s Irev portal, as collated by INEC from the various Local Government Areas.
What’s truly shameful is APC’s national chairman flying into Edo with a private jet on election day, defying movement restrictions, while their Governors used armoured escorts to intimidate voters.
This blatant disregard for democratic norms is the real brigandage. Nigerians are outraged, slamming @inecnigeria for compromising and favouring APC. The reported vote-buying, disruption of collation processes, and suspicious results with more votes than accredited voters undermine trust in our democracy.
Democracy indeed is under attack. We must condemn this ripe of democracy and demand accountability.
The world is watching, and Nigeria deserves better.”
