Edo Guber: We Would Have Won If the Election Was Free, Fair – LP Chairman, Ogbalo

 

The Edo State Chapter of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Kelly Ogbalo has broken his silence after INEC declared APC's Monday Okpebholo winner of the governorship election held on Saturday.

 

According to Ogbalo, LP would have won the state governorship election if the election was conducted in a free and fair manner.

 

Ogbalo made this allegation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN in Benin on Monday.

 

He said the election was marred by serious irregularities, including open vote-buying that the security agencies failed to check.

 

When asked if LP would challenge the result in court, Ogbalo said the party had yet to call a state council meeting to take a position on the matter.

 

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had on September 22 declared Monday Okpebholo of the APC winner of the election.

 

Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to defeat Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 247,274 votes while LP’s candidate, Mr Olumide Akpata, came third with 22,763 votes.

 

“So in such a way, where votes were bought and with manipulation of results here and there, what do you expect?” he asked