Imansuangbon Flays Conduct Of Edo Local Government Election
A front line governorship aspirant of the Labour Party in Edo State, Barr. Kenneth Imansuangbon, has described as sham last Saturday’s local government election conducted in the state by Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC).
Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party were announced winners of the election amidst outcry of no voting materials in many polling units across the state.
Imansuangbon said LP candidates campaigned across the wards in the state after assurances of free and fair election by EDSIEC.
In a statement issued in Benin City, Imansuangbon called for a cancellation of the election and a fresh election be conducted through the use of BVAS.
Imansuangbon said Edo people were disenfranchised from voting their local leaders.
He said the local election was supposed to be a template for INEC to copy when conducting national elections.
According to him, “Last Saturday, democracy was mocked in Edo State in the conduct of local government elections by Governor Godwin Obaseki.
“It could best be described a sham and a mockery of our electoral processes. There were no electoral officials in many polling units across the state. Where voting materials were made available, result sheets were absent.
“I appeal to our supporters and party members not to take the laws into their hands but to seek duress in the court of law.”
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