The last appears not to have been
heard of the National Assembly poll in Delta Central as the Democratic Peoples
Party (DPP) has vowed to contest the outcome of the poll at the Election
Petition Tribunal.
The DPP senatorial candidate for
Delta Central, Chief Ede Dafinone is contesting the victory of Mr. Emmanuel
Aguariavwodo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Delta Central senatorial
district.
In a statement issued on Thursday
in Sapele, the DPP senatorial candidate described the April 12 bye- election as
political denial perpetrated against Urhobo, the 5th largest ethnic group in Nigeria.
“There is little recognition
of Urhobo at the federal and state levels in terms of appointments and
positions. Similarly, the interference in the last election where the candidate
foisted on the PDP in Delta State is again foisted and this time forcefully on
the people of Delta Central”.
The DPP candidate who is not
pleased with the result of the election where PDP was declared winner flayed
the exercise which he alleged was not free and fair and was enmeshed in
violence and intimidation of voters.
He condemned the reckless
desperation, the sheer treachery and lawlessness of leaders of the PDP in the
state. He also accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of
overturning the rule of fairness and allocating victory to the PDP.
“We reject this outright robbery
of the people’s will. We condemn this grievous injustice, this unconscionable
mockery of all that is decent, of all that is fair and just.
The army and INEC, both Federal
Government institutions worked with the PDP’s candidate to ensure his victory.
The PDP used the army to unleash terror on the people of Delta Central. For
hours, gun shots rent the air and the people were clobbered. Also, the announced
result shows PDP in first place. As if that is not bad enough, the result shows
All Progressives Congress (APC) in second place with DPP the Populist Party in
the third place. All that combines to make the whole result laughable” the
statement said.
The statement said the party’s
legal team had been told to head to the poll tribunal.
“As
law abiding citizens, we intend to explore all legal means to ensure this sham
of an election is cancelled. We shall be proceeding to the election petition
tribunal to present our case” the statement added.
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